*********** 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 *********** *******.
But the impunity will end if a new bill passes which would make unauthorised movement of a corpse a felony.
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Crime: A new bill is set to outlaw *********** in Illinois
The bill, sponsored by Democratic state senator Dan Beiser, was inspired by recent incidents where the bodies of ****-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 ***********.
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.
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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 *********** 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 ****-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 ***** to overdose victims can be prosecuted.
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