HB 981 -- Enticement of a Child Sponsor: Harris (23) Currently, a person is guilty of the crime of enticement of a child if the person is at least 21 years of age and persuades, solicits, coaxes, entices, or lures either by words, actions, or through communication via the Internet or any other electronic device a person who is younger than 15 years of age. This bill expands the crime to include victims who are younger than 17 years of age or any individual the person believes is younger than 17 years of age.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives