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Lake in the Hills taekwondo instructor denied pre-trial release after being charged with child pornography

A judge denied pre-trial release for a Lake in the Hills taekwondo instructor who was arrested after detectives found him in possession of child pornography in Huntley. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) notified the Huntley Police Department in June about information that was obtained from the Internet Crimes Against Children data […]

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Huntley man arrested after detectives find him in possession of child pornography

A several months-long investigation resulted in the arrest of a Huntley man after detectives executed a warrant and found him in possession of child pornography, police said. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) notified the Huntley Police Department in June about information that was obtained from the Internet Crimes Against Children data […]

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Barrington man charged with disseminating sexually explicit images, videos of children

A Barrington man is in custody on numerous felony charges after sheriff’s officials say he disseminated and possessed sexually explicit images and videos of children. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) recently received a tip that prompted the investigation of Anthony Demonte, 49, of Barrington. ICAC investigators received the tip […]

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Judge sentences Algonquin man to probation for possessing sexually explicit videos of children

An Algonquin man was sentenced on Monday to probation for possessing multiple videos of child pornography that were found by police, court documents show. Tyler J. Weine, 22, of Algonquin, was charged in May 2021 with three counts of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court said […]

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Investigators arrest McHenry man, charge him with disseminating child pornography online

A McHenry man was taken into custody after investigators served a search warrant Thursday and found he had disseminated child pornography online. The National Center of Missing and Exploited Children in August notified the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office after receiving information from the Internet Crimes Against Children data system. The report was regarding the possible […]

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Judge orders owner of Huntley Dairy Mart to have no contact with children after prosecutors say he is a threat to children

A judge has ordered one of the owners of the Huntley Dairy Mart, which employs teens, to have no contact with any children after prosecutors called him a threat to children following his arrest. Christopher S. Hopp, 38, of Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of production of child pornography, two counts of possession […]

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Prosecutors say owner of Huntley Dairy Mart is a threat to children, should not be allowed around them following arrest

Prosecutors say the owner of the Huntley Dairy Mart, which employs teens, is a threat to children and should not be around them after he was arrested for creating child pornography in Crystal Lake. Christopher S. Hopp, 38, of Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of production of child pornography, two counts of possession […]

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90 days in jail for Kentucky man convicted of possessing sexually graphic material of child in Crystal Lake

A judge sentenced a Kentucky man to 90 days in jail after police in Crystal Lake found him in possession of child pornography videos and photos. Randall S. Combs, 26, of Bargetown, Kentucky, was charged in December 2020 with three counts of possession of child pornography and one count of contributing criminal delinquency of a […]