A bill originally introduced by a Sheboygan Falls state representative has become law.
Assembly Bill 677, now known as Wisconsin Act 88, creates a new crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and adds the crime of grooming to the definition of “abuse” for the purpose of the state’s Children’s Code.
The new law also increases the penalty for a person, depending on the child who is affected.
State Representative Lindee Brill, who represents western Sheboygan County and the City of Kiel, introduced the bill with State Representative Amanda Nedweski back in November last year.
Rep. Brill thanked Rep. Nedweski and State Senator Jesse James for making the bill happen.
Additionally, the bill modifies the current law offense of sexual misconduct by a school staff person or volunteer by clarifying that victims under that offense include any pupil enrolled in a school in Wisconsin, rather than limiting it to a particular school.
