A judge has allowed a federal lawsuit to proceed against a former Lake Forest High School teacher accused of grooming and sexually abusing six students at the time he taught at the school. Chicago-based law firm Goldberg and Goldberg filed a lawsuit in May 2021 on behalf of six former students against David Miller, a […]
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72-year-old man charged with sexually abusing wheelchair-bound child near Antioch
A judge denied pre-trial release for an Antioch man accused of sexually abusing a wheelchair-bound child, who was under the age of 13, during a family-friendly gathering, prosecutors said. John G. Finch, 72, of Antioch, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child, a Class 2 felony. Lake County Assistant […]
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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 […]
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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 […]