by Attorney Eric D. Puryear The Federal crimes of Coercion and Enticement relate to situations where a person is accused of causing another person to travel for or engage in prostitution or any other unlawful sexual activity. The penalties vary depending upon the age of the individual and other factors, as set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 2422 as shown below:
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In the state of Illinois, prostitution is prohibited by 720 ILCS 5/11-14. Prostitution is defined by Illinois law as a crime committed when a person who knowingly performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear In the State of Iowa, prostitution is prohibited by Iowa Code Section 725.1. Under that code section, a person who “offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act, or who purchases or offers to purchase such services, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.”