A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young child in Lake in the Hills. Steven D. West, 38, of the 0-99 block of East Camp McDonald Road in Prospect Heights, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under […]
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‘An abhorrent crime’: 20 years in prison for Huntley man who possessed child pornography
A Huntley man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Illinois attorney general announced. Jeffrey L. Gwin, 59, of Huntley, pleaded guilty in February to five counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 1 felony. Gwin was arrested in June 2019 after investigators from the […]
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Waukegan man charged with possessing multiple child pornography videos, photos
A Waukegan man was arrested and charged after investigators found the man in possession of child pornography videos and photos, court documents show. Nicholas P. Fishman, 26, of the 800 block of Indiana Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with three counts of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. An arrest warrant was approved on March […]
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Beach Park man gets 3 years in prison for child pornography after violating probation
A Beach Park man who received probation for possessing child pornography was sentenced to more than three years in prison after admitting to violating the probation. Torian L. Rodez, 31, of the 38300 block of Imperial Lane in Beach Park, was indicted in May 2013 on one count of possession of child pornography, a Class […]
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Former Verizon employee in Huntley found guilty of sending customer’s nude photo to himself
A former Verizon Wireless employee was found guilty of sending himself nude photos from a customer’s cellphone while helping the woman at a Huntley store in 2018. Justin D. Devine, 26, of the 6N block of Juniper Court in St. Charles, was charged with two counts of non-consensual dissemination of a sex image, a class […]
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Federal prosecutors charge Lake in the Hills man with traveling to meet 15-year-old for sex
A Lake in the Hills man was charged by federal authorities after he allegedly traveled across state lines multiple times to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex, according to court documents. Kevin R. Duffy, 35, of Lake in the Hills, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts of traveling in interstate […]
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Illinois Attorney General charges Zion man with possessing child pornography
A Zion man has been arrested after investigators with the sheriff’s office and attorney general’s office found him in possession of child pornography, authorities said. Darin Richardson, 50, of Zion, was charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography, which are Class 2 felonies. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that his investigators, along […]
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4 years in prison for McHenry man who possessed child porn
A McHenry man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing images of child pornography on his phone. Matthew P. Kus, 32, of the 3200 block of Vista Terrace in McHenry, pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography and one count of possession of a controlled substance. The […]
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Harvard man charged with distributing child pornography
A joint investigation with local law enforcement and the FBI led to a Harvard man being charged with distributing child pornography. Scott M. Thomas, 29, of the 900 block of North Hart Street in Harvard, was charged with four counts of felony child pornography. The Harvard Police Department was notified Thursday morning by the Federal […]