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Rep. Steve Tanner seeks felony protections for 16- and 17-year-olds in online-enticement bill
Summary
Rep. Steve Tanner introduced RS32908 to extend felony protections for online enticement to 16- and 17-year-olds while carving out a five-year Romeo-and-Juliet exception; the committee voted to introduce the measure.
Representative Steve Tanner presented RS32908, a draft that would make it a felony to entice, persuade, seduce or lure children over the internet or other electronic means, and would extend protections to 16- and 17-year-olds with a five-year age-window exception. "What this bill does, it provides a protection to the class of people not included in that group, which is 16 and 17 year olds," Tanner said, adding the felony applies for those ages when the perpetrator is at least five years older to avoid Romeo-and-Juliet scenarios.
Tanner told the committee the draft was developed in consultations with the attorney general's office and the ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) committee and cited consistency with existing Idaho statutes including sections 18.1508A and 18.61.01. After the presentation a motion to introduce RS32908 was made and the committee voted in favor; the chair noted the committee will meet again Thursday to continue business.
The RS was introduced for hearing; the transcript records the sponsor's justification and statutory cross-references but no further deliberation or amendment during this meeting.
