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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Woodstock man arrested for grooming minor through internet, traveling to meet her in Crystal Lake
A Woodstock man was arrested and is facing multiple felonies after allegedly trying to meet up with a child in Crystal Lake for sex. Arne J. Gjoen, 28, of the 400 block of Leah Lane in Woodstock, was charged with grooming, indecent solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor. Crystal Lake Deputy […]
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 […]
Chicago man arrested after allegedly sexually abusing juvenile girl inside car at Algonquin park
Police say a Chicago man groomed a 15-year-old girl and traveled to Algonquin where he sexually abused her at a park on Wednesday. The Algonquin Police Department received an anonymous call around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday for a public indecency incident at Holder Park, 1040 Timberwood Lane in Algonquin. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Dennis Walker said […]
Federal lawsuits allege 2 Lake Forest High School teachers sexually abused 7 former students
Two federal lawsuits were filed Friday alleging that a male teacher and a female teacher at Lake Forest High School groomed and sexually abused at least seven now-former students. Chicago-based law firm Goldberg and Goldberg filed one of the suits on behalf of six former students against David Miller, a full-time teacher who worked at […]