Sec. 12. (a) This section applies only to a sex offender (as defined in IC 11-8-8-4.5 ). (b) A sex offender who knowingly or intentionally violates a: (1) condition of probation; (2) condition of parole; or (3) rule of a community transition program; that prohibits the offender from using a social networking web site or an instant messaging or chat room program to communicate with a child less than sixteen (16) years of age commits a sex offender Internet offense, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section. (c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably believed that the child was at least sixteen (16) years of age.
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