Wonder if cases of Necrophilia will rise before the outlaw date, anyone here from Illinois?
Necrophilia set to be outlawed in Illinois after officials realise it is technically legal
Sex with a corpse is set to be outlawed in Illinois - though many officials assumed it was a crime already.
In the past, people arrested for the bizarre behaviour have got away scot-free because of the lack of a law specifically making necrophilia illegal.
But the impunity will end if a new bill passes which would make unauthorised movement of a corpse a felony.
Crime: A new bill is set to outlaw necrophilia in Illinois
The bill, sponsored by Democratic state senator Dan Beiser, was inspired by recent incidents where the bodies of drug-overdose victims were moved in order to hinder the authorities' investigations into their deaths, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
But another provision in the the legislation will fill a much-needed gap in the legal code by finally outlawing necrophilia.
If the measure passes, Illinois will become the 23rd state to have a law against sex with corpses - in some states, the offence can be punished by life in prison.
However, there is - perhaps surprisingly - no federal law aimed against the practice.
Law: Legislation going through the Illinois senate, pictured, is primarily aimed at stopping the removal of corpses from crime scenes
The Illinois law would make necrophilia a Class 2 felony, punishable with a seven-year prison sentence.
Unauthorised removal of a corpse, the main target of the legislation, would be a Class 4 felony.
Madison County coroner Steve Nonn told the Post-Dispatch that in the past couple of years several victims of drug-related deaths in the county had been moved from the place where they died.
The locations of such deaths are considered crime scenes, as people who have supplied drugs to overdose victims can be prosecuted.
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