Opinion ID: 2994351
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Heading: Ill Comp. Stat. 5/11-20.1(a)(1)(vii).

Text: In determining whether a display is lewd, Illinois has applied the factors discussed in United States v. Dost, 636 F.Supp. 828, 832 (S.D. Cal. 1986), aff’d sub nom. United States v. Wiegand, 812 F.2d 1239 (9th Cir. 1987). See People v. Lamborn, 708 N.E.2d 350, 354 (Ill. 1999). The Dost test considers the following six characteristics: (1) whether the focal point is on the child’s genitalia or pubic area; (2) whether the setting is sexually suggestive, i.e., in a place or pose generally associated with sexual activity; (3) whether the child is depicted in an unnatural pose, or in inappropriate attire, considering the age of the child; (4) whether the child is fully or partially clothed, or nude; (5) whether the visual depiction suggests sexual coyness or a willingness to engage in sexual activity; and (6) whether the visual depiction is intended or designed to elicit a sexual response in the viewer. See Dost, 636 F.Supp. at 832. The visual depiction need not involve all these factors to be considered lewd, and the court must consider the overall content of the depiction, taking into account the age of the minor. See Lamborn, 708 N.E.2d at 355; see also United States v. Knox, 32 F.3d 733, 746 n.10 (3d Cir. 1994). Officer Tertipes based his belief that the magazine contained child pornography on three photographs contained in the magazine. Two photos in the magazine Boyhood Australia showed young boys naked in the wilderness. One photo showed a boy who appeared to have stopped while walking across a stream. His exposed genitals were the focal point of the photograph. The second photograph showed a boy climbing a tree with his legs separated and his buttocks near the center of the photo. Both photos reasonably could be considered to depict the boys in unnatural poses designed to elicit sexual responses from the viewer. While neither appear to depict sexual activity or sexuality, the poses of naked children that emphasize their exposedgenitalia and buttocks seem designed to provoke a sexual response. The third photograph advertised a publication called The Age of Innocence. It showed two naked girls embracing, one standing behind the other with her arms around the girl in front of her. Both girls seemed to be reaching for the other’s pubic areas. The front girl’s breasts are the focal point of the photograph, and a blurb accompanying the photo describes the adolescent girls as yummy and the photos as mostly above- the-waist (but ever-so-erotic). The position of the children suggests the two girls are willing to engage in sexual activity and seems designed to elicit a sexual response in the viewer. At the suppression hearing, Officer Tertipes testified that he considered the three photographs to be lewd, which he defined in his own words as something that . . . would disturb someone . . . maybe an inappropriate act, maybe the normal person would view to be unacceptable. His definition does not track the statutory language, but an officer’s on-the-spot probable cause determination does not require a precise legalistic assessment of the publication and application of the relevant case law. Tertipes adequately identified three photographs that gave him probable cause to believe Moore possessed child pornography within the meaning of Illinois law. Tertipes followed up his assessment of the magazine, which included not just the photographs but the narratives regarding sex with children, by confirming Moore’s connection to the magazine and by interviewing Moore. Based on all of this information, Tertipes had probable cause to believe Moore had knowingly committed the crime of possession of child pornography.