Child Enticement

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Child enticement is conduct (including an attempt or conspiracy to commit conduct) that equates to criminal sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, abusive sexual contact, sexually explicit conduct or any other offense to a minor under the law. Federal or local law may be applied to a child enticement case depending on the specific circumstances. Many Internet cases involve an interplay between federal and state law because the Internet is partially governed by federal law. An adult that persuades, solicits, coaxes, entices, or lures by words, actions or through communication on the Internet or any electronic communication, any minor for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct may be found guilty of child enticement.

Some important things to know about child enticement charges:

• Children can be victims even if the encounter was not in person. For example, inappropriate
   discussions on Internet chat rooms or game rooms can result in criminal charges.
• Many times the act of solicitation is enough to find guilt even if the person on the other end of
   the communication was posing as a minor, such as an undercover cop.
• Some jurisdictions impose a jail sentence of anywhere from five to thirty years for child
  enticement. Other penalties may also be imposed based on the facts of the case.

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Child Enticement