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Additional charges filed against former Waukegan school bus driver for sexually abusing children

A former Waukegan school bus driver arrested in August for sexually assaulting a child is now facing additional charges after prosecutors say a second victim has come forward. Richard Villanueva, 57, of Waukegan, was charged in late August with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13, four […]

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Appeals court overturns Round Lake Beach man’s sexual assault conviction, sentence due to error made by prosecutors

An Illinois appeals court overturned a Round Lake Beach man’s conviction and sentence in a child sexual assault case, ruling that prosecutors made a technical error while charging the man. Efrain V. Ortega, 55, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in 2003 with predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault of a child and […]

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Police believe there are additional victims who were sexually assaulted by Woodstock man

Police are asking victims to come forward after a 29-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting two women in Woodstock. Detectives believe he has sexually assaulted additional women. Antione D. Truesdell, 29, of the 500 block of Central Parkway in Woodstock, was charged with criminal sexual assault by force, criminal sexual abuse by force, and […]