A U.S. Naval recruit based in Lake County has been charged with enticing two 16-year-old victims into creating sexual child pornography materials for his personal gratification, authorities said. Mesiah Espana, 22, was formally indicted in U.S. District Court on May 28 with knowingly employing, persuading or enticing two minor victims to engage in sexually explicit […]
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Former Huntley Dairy Mart owner pleads guilty to possession of drugs, unauthorized videotaping
The second of two former Huntley Dairy Mart owners has pleaded guilty to charges he possessed psilocybin and secretly filmed an unaware juvenile, court records show. Christopher Hopp, 41, of Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing 50 to 200 grams of psilocybin and creating a video of a juvenile female while she was unaware […]
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Lake in the Hills man sentenced to 12 years DOC for soliciting and disseminating child pornography
A 35-year-old Lake in the Hills man has been sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for soliciting and sending out child pornography, McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office officials said. Anthony Jacquez, 35, of Lake in the Hills, was sentenced by McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis after entering a negotiated plea of […]
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Former Algonquin District 300 employee pleads guilty to possession of child pornography, receives 7 years in prison
A former longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to solicit child pornography, court records show. Donald Peters, 36, of Cary, pleaded guilty to two charges of soliciting child pornography during a hearing in front of McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt on June 6, court […]
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McHenry man charged with distributing child pornography for possessing and distributing videos of adults performing sex acts with children
A McHenry man has been charged with reproducing or distributing child pornography after authorities discovered he was possessing and distributing videos of adults performing sex acts with children, authorities said. Robert S. Nolan, 36, of 2300 Eisenhower Boulevard in McHenry, was formally charged Wednesday by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office with 10 Class X […]
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Fox River Grove man charged with child pornography possession involving video of child engaging in sex act with animal
A Fox River Grove man has been ordered to be detained in McHenry County Jail after authorities found him possessing child pornography that depicts a child engaging in a sex act with an animal, court records show. Ethan Lord, 23, is charged with three Class 2 felony counts of possession of child pornography depicting child […]
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Round Lake man ordered detained in jail for reproducing child pornography featuring juveniles attacked, drugged, and involved in Satanic-type rituals
A Round Lake man is being held until trial on multiple counts of reproducing child pornography that prosecutors said featured juveniles being attacked, drugged, and involved in Satanic-type rituals. David Cox, 20, of Round Lake, is facing six Class X felony counts of reproduction and dissemination of child pornography, prosecutors said in court Friday. If […]
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North Chicago man accused of disseminating child pornography, possessing hundreds of files
A North Chicago man was arrested after investigators, with the help of a canine, located him in possession of hundreds of child sexual abuse files, which they say he was disseminating. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office Cyber Crimes Division and Special Investigations Division, with the assistance of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Johnny M. […]
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Lake County teacher allegedly found in possession of child pornography at Libertyville home
Police have arrested a Lake County substitute teacher after they say he was found in possession of child pornography at his home in Libertyville. The Libertyville Police Department launched an investigation after receiving a cyber tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) regarding child sexual abuse material. Detectives identified Duncan Groebe, 64, of Libertyville, […]