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Children’s baseball, basketball coach charged with possessing nearly 700 files of child pornography in Lake County

A Lake Forest children’s baseball and basketball coach was arrested after investigators found he was in possession of nearly 700 child pornography files, prosecutors said. Jarrett F. Malec, 25, of Round Lake, was charged with three counts of child pornography. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Francis DeRosa said a cyber tip was reported to the […]

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Longtime Algonquin District 300 school employee arrested for soliciting students, possessing child pornography

Police say a longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 solicited students for their social media accounts and investigators found him possessing child pornography. The Algonquin Police Department announced they arrested Donald J. Peters, 34, of Cary, on Tuesday. The Cary Police Department, Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office assisted in […]

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Police announce arrest of Woodstock man accused of sexually assaulting juvenile family member

Police say they arrested a 34-year-old man on Sunday who allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile, who is a family member of his, in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded on Sunday to Northwestern Medicine Hospital, 3701 Doty Road in Woodstock, for a report of a sexual assault that previously occurred. Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb […]

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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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‘These allegations are alarming’: $1M bond for man accused of sexually assaulting child while armed with gun near Antioch

A judge set bond at $1 million after prosecutors said a man picked up two children and sexually assaulted one of them, while in possession of a firearm, near Antioch. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:15 a.m. Saturday to the 40200 block of North Bonham Court in unincorporated Antioch after receiving a 911 […]