Sec. A-15. 17-A MRSA §258, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 143, §1, is repealed.

Sec. A-16. 17-A MRSA §259, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383, §25 and affected by §156, is amended to read:

1-A. A person is guilty of soliciting a child by a computer to commit a prohibited act if:

A. The actor:

(1) Uses a computer knowingly to solicit, entice, persuade or compel another person to meet with the actor;

(2) Is at least 16 years of age;

(3) Knows or believes that the other person is less than 14 years of age; and

(4) Is at least 3 years older than the expressed age of the other person; and

B. The actor has the intent to engage in any one of the following prohibited acts with the other person:

(1) A sexual act as defined in section 251, subsection 1, paragraph C;

(2) Sexual contact as defined in section 251, subsection 1, paragraph D; or

(3) Sexual exploitation of a minor pursuant to Title 17, section 2922.

Violation of this subsection is a Class D crime.

Sec. A-17. 17-A MRSA §259, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:

1-B.__A person is guilty of soliciting a child by a computer to commit a prohibited act if: