An Island Lake man is being held on a $1 million bond after he allegedly groomed a young child online and sexually assaulted her on two occasions, court documents allege. Ernesto Reynosa-Vasayez, 33, of the 4000 block of Newport Drive in Island Lake, was charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, three counts […]
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3 years in prison for Crystal Lake man who exchanged sexually explicit images with young child
A Crystal Lake man was sentenced to three years in prison for communicating with a child online and exchanging sexually explicit images with her, court records show. Alexander S. Leiras, 33, of the 100 block of Pine Court Court in Crystal Lake, was arrested in June 2021 by the Crystal Lake Police Department. Court records […]
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Wonder Lake man charged with harboring Michigan girl, sexually abusing her in McHenry
A Wonder Lake man was arrested after allegedly grooming a child online and traveling to Michigan where he picked her up, brought her back to McHenry and sexually abused her. Mark L. Bock, 45, of the 3600 block of Fawn Lane in Wonder Lake, was charged with five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, traveling […]
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Arlington Heights man sentenced to probation for trying to meet child for sex in Crystal Lake
An Arlington Heights man has been sentenced to probation and time served for traveling to Crystal Lake to have sex with whom he believed to be a child. Jose Sanchez-Vargas, 33, of the 900 block of West Rand Road in Arlington Heights, was charged with traveling to meet a minor, two counts of indecent solicitation […]
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Child from McHenry County among dozens of victims groomed into making child pornography by California man
A California man has been charged after police say he groomed and obtained child pornography from over 100 children on social media, including a child victim from McHenry County. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding an online account that was uploading […]
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Arlington Heights man charged with grooming, trying to meet with child in Crystal Lake
An Arlington Heights man was charged after he traveled to McHenry County to allegedly have sex with a person who he believed to be a child, court documents said. Jose Sanchez-Vargas, 33, of the 900 block of West Rand Road in Arlington Heights, was charged with traveling to meet a minor, indecent solicitation of a […]
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Sex offender from Mundelein arrested after allegedly seeking nude photos from children on social media
Detectives arrested a registered sex offender from Mundelein after he allegedly used social media to communicate with children and tried to obtain nude photos from them, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they received a tip that Bruce L. Chamberlin, 61, of the 20600 block of West Park Avenue in unincorporated […]
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Predator sting group led by citizens helps catch Crystal Lake man who tried meeting with child for sex
A Crystal Lake man was arrested and charged for allegedly trying to meet with a child for sex. The “child” was actually an undercover sting group, which is led by citizens. Evan R. Colie, 24, of the 400 block of Lake Street in Crystal Lake, was charged with grooming, a Class 4 felony, and solicitation […]
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4 years in prison for McHenry man guilty of soliciting child pornography, grooming child
A McHenry man facing more than 70 charges has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting child pornography and grooming a child. Timothy A. Marcinko, 22, of the 6200 block of Longford Drive in McHenry, was charged with 32 counts of indecent solicitation of a child, 36 counts of possession […]