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 […]
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Man picks up 2 children before later sexually assaulting one of them near Antioch, police say
Police rescued two children after one of them called 911 to report a man, who was reportedly armed with a firearm, picked them up and sexually assaulted one of them near Antioch Saturday. 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 […]
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24 months of periodic imprisonment for man convicted of sexually abusing child in Round Lake Beach
A Johnsburg man has been sentenced to 24 months of periodic imprisonment after pleading guilty in a case where he was charged with sexually abusing a child in Round Lake Beach. Bruce E. Walker, 62, of Johnsburg, was charged in February 2020 with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony, and […]
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Warrant issued for woman charged in drugging, sexual assault of young child in Woodstock
A woman has been charged with coercing a young girl, under the age of 13, to be sexually assaulted by a man after the two suspects drugged the victim in Woodstock, court records allege. Jessica Speciale, 34, of Wonder Lake, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, one count […]
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Man charged with traveling from Missouri to meet child, sexually abusing her in Libertyville
Police say they arrested a man who traveled from Missouri to meet a child and allegedly sexually abused her in Libertyville. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 8:30 p.m. on March 7 to Seventh Avenue and Glendale Avenue in Libertyville. A police report said officers received a call for a suspicious person in the area. […]
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$300K bond for man who allegedly sexually assaulted juvenile over span of multiple years in Woodstock
A man was charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile over the course of multiple years in Woodstock, police said. Jason Reinhard, 37, of Woodstock, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault, two counts of criminal sexual assault, two counts of aggravated […]
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Pastor at Lake Zurich church, school reinstated once again following latest child sex abuse investigation
A pastor at a Lake Zurich church and school has been once again reinstated after the Archdiocese of Chicago cleared him of new allegations of sexual abuse involving minors. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the community at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich on September […]
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12 years in prison for Wonder Lake man who harbored Michigan girl, sexually abused her in McHenry
A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for grooming a child online and traveling to Michigan where he picked her up, brought her back to McHenry and sexually abused her. Mark L. Bock, 46, of the 3600 block of Fawn Lane in Wonder Lake, was charged in June initially with […]
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Man sexually abused relative in Buffalo Grove in 2011, prosecutors say
Prosecutors allege a man from the United Arab Emirates sexually abused a relative under the age of 13 in Buffalo Grove in 2011. Subahar Sabapathy, 60, of the United Arab Emirates, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under the age of 13, a Class 2 felony. The victim reported to Buffalo […]