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720 ILCS 5/11-14.1 (2026)

Solicitation of a sexual act

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(720 ILCS 5/11-14.1)
    Sec. 11-14.1. Solicitation of a sexual act.
    (a) Any person who offers a person not his or her spouse any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value for that person or any other person not his or her spouse to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code, or any touching or fondling of the sex organs of one person by another person for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, commits solicitation of a sexual act.
    (b) Sentence. Solicitation of a sexual act is a Class A misdemeanor. Solicitation of a sexual act from a person who is under the age of 18 or who is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability is a Class 4 felony. If the court imposes a fine under this subsection (b), it shall be collected and distributed to the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund in accordance with Section 5-9-1.21 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
    (b-5) (Blank).
    (c) This Section does not apply to a person engaged in prostitution who is under 18 years of age.
    (d) A person cannot be convicted under this Section if the practice of prostitution underlying the offense consists exclusively of the accused's own acts of prostitution under Section 11-14 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 102-939, eff. 1-1-23.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: Srivenugopala Gattem v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 1, 412 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2005).
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Srivenugopala Gattem v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 1, 412 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2005). · cites it 4× “5 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a). The verified criminal complaint alleging Gattem's violation of this provision alleged that Gattem had "offered [Jane Doe] 2 , a juvenile under the age of 18, and a person not his spouse, free cigarettes in exchange for oral sex, while at the Convenient…”
People v. Torres, 2021 IL App (2d) 200420 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 4× “OPINION ¶1 Following a bench trial, defendant, Alexis Torres, was convicted of solicitation of a sexual act (720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a) (West 2018)) and sentenced to 12 months of supervision.”
Sharashidze v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 1177 (7th Cir. 2008). “Less than three years later, Sharashidze was charged with and convicted of indecent solicitation of a sex act from a minor — a crime punishable as a misdemeanor under Illinois law, see 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1, but considered an aggravated felony for immigration purposes, see 8 U.”
People v. Newell, 2025 IL App (2d) 250315-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “6(a)) (West 2024); and solicitation of a sexual act (720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a))(West 2024). ¶5 The State filed a petition to detain pursuant to 725 ILCS 5/110-6.”
Gattem, Srivenugopal v. Gonzales, Alberto R. (7th Cir. 2005). · cites it 4× “720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a). The verified criminal complaint alleging Gattem’s violation of this provision alleged that Gattem had “offered [Jane Doe]2, a juvenile under the age of 18, and a person not his spouse, free cigarettes in ex- change for oral sex, while at the Convenient…”
People v. Braddock (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 4× “Defendant appeals the denial of his posttrial motions, arguing that his conviction should be reversed because (1) section 11-14.”
Hernandez-Alvarez, I v. Gonzales, Alberto R. (7th Cir. 2005). “720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a) (2000). In Gattem the defendant committed a misdemeanor violation by offering cigarettes to a minor under age 17 if she would engage in oral sex with him.”
Sharashidze, Otar v. Gonzales, Alberto R. (7th Cir. 2007). “720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a). No. 06-2661 3 the charged offense.”
Sharashidze, Otar v. Mukasey, Michael B. (7th Cir. 2008). “Less than three years later, Sharashidze was charged with and convicted of indecent solicitation of a sex act from a minor—a crime punishable as a mis- demeanor under Illinois law, see 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1, but 2 No. 07-2611 considered an aggravated felony for immigration pur-…”
Mikhail Gaiskov v. Eric Holder, Jr. (7th Cir. 2009). “The statute in Gattem, 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a), did not require that the defendant physically touch the victim, let alone that the defendant touch the victim in a sexual manner.”
— 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a) — 8 cases
Srivenugopala Gattem v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 1, 412 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2005). “5 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a). The verified criminal complaint alleging Gattem's violation of this provision alleged that Gattem had "offered [Jane Doe] 2 , a juvenile under the age of 18, and a person not his spouse, free cigarettes in exchange for oral sex, while at the Convenient…”
People v. Torres, 2021 IL App (2d) 200420 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “OPINION ¶1 Following a bench trial, defendant, Alexis Torres, was convicted of solicitation of a sexual act (720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a) (West 2018)) and sentenced to 12 months of supervision.”
People v. Newell, 2025 IL App (2d) 250315-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “6(a)) (West 2024); and solicitation of a sexual act (720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a))(West 2024). ¶5 The State filed a petition to detain pursuant to 725 ILCS 5/110-6.”
People v. Braddock (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “Defendant appeals the denial of his posttrial motions, arguing that his conviction should be reversed because (1) section 11-14.”
Gattem, Srivenugopal v. Gonzales, Alberto R. (7th Cir. 2005). “720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a). The verified criminal complaint alleging Gattem’s violation of this provision alleged that Gattem had “offered [Jane Doe]2, a juvenile under the age of 18, and a person not his spouse, free cigarettes in ex- change for oral sex, while at the Convenient…”
— 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(b) — 2 cases
Srivenugopala Gattem v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 1, 412 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2005). “5 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a). The verified criminal complaint alleging Gattem's violation of this provision alleged that Gattem had "offered [Jane Doe] 2 , a juvenile under the age of 18, and a person not his spouse, free cigarettes in exchange for oral sex, while at the Convenient…”
Gattem, Srivenugopal v. Gonzales, Alberto R. (7th Cir. 2005). “720 ILCS 5/11-14.1(a). The verified criminal complaint alleging Gattem’s violation of this provision alleged that Gattem had “offered [Jane Doe]2, a juvenile under the age of 18, and a person not his spouse, free cigarettes in ex- change for oral sex, while at the Convenient…”
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