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Judge allows release of man arrested for exposing himself to child, showing harmful material at McHenry residence

A judge allowed a 20-year-old man to be released after he was arrested for exposing himself to a child and showing the child harmful material at a McHenry apartment. Kevin Cortes, 20, of Woodstock, was charged with indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child and distributing harmful material to a minor. On […]

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$2 million bond for man charged with soliciting child on social media, sexually abusing her in Waukegan

A man has been ordered held on a $2 million bond for soliciting a 13-year-old child on social media and sexually abusing her in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Luis F. Corea-Ruiz, 26, of Waukegan, was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, traveling to meet a minor and indecent solicitation of a child. A […]

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$500K bond for former McHenry County youth volleyball coach who allegedly tried to meet up with child for sex in Lake County

A judge set bond at $500,000 for a former McHenry County youth volleyball coach who allegedly solicited a child online and traveled to meet up with the “child” for sex in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) concluded an investigation Wednesday into Philip S. Bromley, 44, […]

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Former McHenry County youth sports coach arrested for allegedly trying to meet up with child for sex in Lake County

Police arrested a former McHenry County youth volleyball coach after he allegedly solicited a child online and traveled to meet up with the “child” for sex in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) concluded an investigation Wednesday into Philip S. Bromley, 44, of McHenry. Bromley […]

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Man arrested after officers catch him traveling to meet child for sex acts in Lake Forest

A 65-year-old man was arrested after officers caught him trying to meet up with a “child,” who was an undercover investigator, for sex acts in Lake Forest, authorities said. Lake Forest police officers assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force developed intelligence that David P. Randon, 65, of Arlington Heights, was seeking to […]

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McHenry County Human Trafficking Task Force arrests man who allegedly tried to solicit child for sex acts

The McHenry County Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a Woodstock man who allegedly tried soliciting a child online for sex acts during a sting operation, prosecutors said. Woodstock Police Department Chief John Lieb and McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Wednesday that Jesus Cortez, 32, of Woodstock, was arrested during a human trafficking sting. […]