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A. A person commits child enticement by knowingly doing either of the following:
1. Using an electronic communication device, performing an act in person or through a third party or using any written communication to lure or entice or attempt to lure or entice a minor to distribute a visual depiction of a person’s genitals or the female breast.
2. Committing any act in furtherance of or to facilitate the sexual abuse of the minor.
B. This section does not prohibit the distribution of a visual depiction that taken as a whole has serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.
C. Child enticement is a class 5 felony, except that child enticement is a class 4 felony if the defendant is in a position of trust.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Electronic communication device" has the same meaning as in section 13-3561.
2. "Sexual abuse" includes any offense in chapter 14 or 35.1 of this title or section 13-3212.
3. "Visual depiction" has the same meaning as in section 13-3551.