Sec. 11-11. Sexual Relations Within Families.

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(a)A person commits sexual relations within families if he or she:

(1)Commits an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code; and

(2)The person knows that he or she is related to the other person as follows:

Brother or sister, either of the whole blood or the half blood; or

(ii)Father or mother, when the child, regardless of legitimacy and regardless of whether the child was of the whole blood or half-blood or was adopted, was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or

(iii)Stepfather or stepmother, when the stepchild was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or

(iv)Aunt or uncle, when the niece or nephew was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or

(v)Great-aunt or great-uncle, when the grand-niece or grand-nephew was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or

(vi)Grandparent or step-grandparent, when the grandchild or step-grandchild was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed.

(b)Sentence. Sexual relations within families is a Class 3 felony.