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Richmond man released on bond after being charged with possessing, distributing child pornography

A Richmond man was arrested after police found he distributed child pornography online and persuaded a child to send him an explicit video, court records show. Daniel B. Roewer, 26, of Richmond, was charged with eight counts of child pornography, ranging from Class X to Class 3 felonies. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County […]

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Man charged with possessing child pornography, enticing girl in McHenry County

A Virginia man is facing dozens of felony charges for allegedly possessing child pornography videos and photographs following an investigation by McHenry County authorities. Ali Vann, 29, of Norfolk, Virginia, was charged with 24 counts of child pornography. The charges range from Class X to Class 1 felonies. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County […]

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Investigators arrest McHenry man, charge him with disseminating child pornography online

A McHenry man was taken into custody after investigators served a search warrant Thursday and found he had disseminated child pornography online. The National Center of Missing and Exploited Children in August notified the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office after receiving information from the Internet Crimes Against Children data system. The report was regarding the possible […]

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Police search underway, $1 million warrant issued for man who tried meeting up with child for sex in Lake County

A $1 million warrant has been issued for a man wanted for communicating with whom he thought was a young girl and attempting to meet the child for a sexual encounter in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division said they have been working in collaboration with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). […]

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Michigan man charged with sending sexual images to child, traveling to meet with her in Lake County

A Michigan man was arrested after authorities say he communicated online with whom he thought was a child and traveled to meet with her in Lake County for a sexual encounter. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) concluded an investigation on Thursday. For the past several […]

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Man charged with possessing child pornography, sexually assaulting young child in Mundelein

A Mundelein man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl under the age of 13 over the span of several years and also possessing sexually explicit material of the victim. Mariano Gomez-Atenco, 34, of Mundelein, was charged with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, child pornography and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Lake […]

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90 days in jail for Kentucky man convicted of possessing sexually graphic material of child in Crystal Lake

A judge sentenced a Kentucky man to 90 days in jail after police in Crystal Lake found him in possession of child pornography videos and photos. Randall S. Combs, 26, of Bargetown, Kentucky, was charged in December 2020 with three counts of possession of child pornography and one count of contributing criminal delinquency of a […]