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This bill amends the Illinois Criminal Code's child pornography statute to address a specific scenario involving minors creating sexually explicit images of themselves. The bill provides that if a minor is both the creator and the sole subject of sexually explicit images or materials, they will not be subject to criminal prosecution under the child pornography statute. Previously, the law contained a provision explicitly stating that "child pornography" does not include images where the creator is the sole subject, but this language is now being deleted. By removing the existing exemption language and adding a new provision protecting minors from criminal penalties in these specific circumstances, the bill aims to prevent young people from being criminally charged for creating self-produced sexual content. This change recognizes the complex issues surrounding youth, technology, and sexual self-documentation, and seeks to avoid treating minors as criminal offenders in situations where they are both the creator and subject of such images.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1567&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104