SPRINGFIELD - Necrophilia is not illegal in Illinois. Not yet.
A measure outlawing fornication with a corpse, along with banning the unauthorized movement of a corpse, passed the Illinois House, 114-0, Wednesday.
"It's all out of respect for the deceased," said state Rep. Daniel
Beiser, D-Alton, who is sponsoring the legislation.
State laws don't specially address the issue of sex with a corpse, and
prosecutors have resorted to charging suspects with criminal damage to property.
"When you think of that you think of someone going throw a neighborhood and breaking a mailbox or something similar, Beiser said. "We obviously
understand that isn't adequate, that anybody who abuses or mishandles a deceased just demeans the meaning of that person's life. "
If the measure becomes law, sex with a corpse would result in a Class 2 felony, with punishment ranging from probation to seven years in prison. Anyone caught moving a corpse would be face a Class 4 felony, with punishment ranging from probation to three years in jail.
The legislation stems from investigations that found corpses had been moved.
"People were trying to cover up a crime scene and avoid prosecution by actually physically moving the deceased from one spot to another," Beiser said.
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