Age Of Consent
Joliet Diocese: Bishop Can’t Be Removed From Ministry Despite Having Molested Boy
The Roman Catholic bishop in Joliet is allowing an accused predator priest to return to limited ministry, and advocates for priest sex abuse victims are livid over the decision.
Ill. Supreme Court: Sex With 17-Year-Old Was Legal, Pictures Were Not
In a case that highlights one of the unusual incongruities of state laws, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a downstate man didn’t commit a crime when he had sex with his 17-year-old girlfriend, but he did break the law when he took pictures of them in the act.
State Rejects Bill To Help Some Teens On Sex Offender List
State lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have given teenagers who had consensual sex a means of getting off the sex offender registry.



