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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 12 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

 
A.(3)__Sexual exploitation of a minor pursuant to Title
17, section__2922.

 
Violation of this subsection is a Class C crime.

 
Sec. A-18. 17-A MRSA §259, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 349, §3,
is repealed.

 
Sec. A-19. 17-A MRSA §511, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 467, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
1. A person is guilty of violation of privacy if, except in
the execution of a public duty or as authorized by law, that
person intentionally:

 
A. Commits a civil trespass on property with the intent to
overhear or observe any person in a private place;.__
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime;

 
B. Installs or uses in a private place without the consent
of the person or persons entitled to privacy in that place,
any device for observing, photographing, recording,
amplifying or broadcasting sounds or events in that place;.__
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime;


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