A Lake in the Hills man, who was a middle school teacher, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. Scott E. Pollack, 47, of the 5900 block of Lucerne Lane in Lake in the Hills, was charged in January 2020 with nine counts of dissemination of […]
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U.S. Marine Corps recruiter based in Lake County pleads not guilty to possessing child pornography
A U.S. Marine Corps recruiter assigned to the Lake County area has pleaded not guilty after investigators found him with images and videos of child pornography. James R. Wallace, 35, of the 2200 block of Flicker Lane in Rolling Meadows, was initially charged with four felony counts of child pornography possession, court records show. Wallace, […]
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U.S. Marine Corps recruiter arrested after being found in possession of child pornography
A U.S. Marine Corps recruiter assigned to the Lake County area was arrested after investigators found him with images and videos of child pornography, prosecutors said. James R. Wallace, 35, was charged with four felony counts of child pornography possession, court records show. Wallace, an active duty staff sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps, surrendered […]
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Lake in the Hills man charged with distributing child pornography on messaging platform
A Lake in the Hills man was arrested after police found him distributing child pornography on a messaging platform to multiple users. Andrew N. Gross, 19, of the 4600 block of Courtney Drive in Lake in the Hills, was charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography and three counts of possession of child […]
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Crystal Lake man accused of grooming child, getting her to send him pornographic photos
A Crystal Lake man was arrested for grooming and soliciting a child in order to get her to send him sexually explicit images, court documents said. Alexander S. Leiras, 32, of the 100 block of Pine Court Court in Crystal Lake, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by the Crystal Lake Police Department. Court records show […]
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Highland Park sex offender charged with possessing child pornography
A Highland Park man was arrested after police, with the assistance of Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office Canine Browser, found him in possession of child pornography. Steven E. Habay, 47, of the 1500 block of Lancelot Avenue in Highland Park, was charged with one count of child pornography, a Class X felony, and two counts […]
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Algonquin man charged with possessing child pornography
An Algonquin man was arrested after police found him in possession of multiple videos of child pornography, court documents show. Tyler J. Weine, 20, of the 1-100 block of South Oakleaf Road in Algonquin, was charged with three counts of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court […]
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Crystal Lake man charged with possessing child pornography
A Crystal Lake man was arrested for possessing child pornography photos and videos of kids younger than 13 years old, according to court documents. Matthew D. Knop, 26, of the 300 block of Kingsport Court in Crystal Lake, was charged with six counts of child pornography. Five of the counts are Class 2 felonies while […]
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40 years in prison for McHenry man who filmed himself sexually assaulting a child
A McHenry man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to filming himself sexually assaulting a young child at a Cary apartment. Matthew R. Reder, 25, of the 500 block of Sunrise Street in McHenry, was indicted on 32 counts of child pornography, three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a […]