A Lake Forest man who prosecutors say sexually and physically abused a child for approximately eight years has been sentenced to 39 years in prison. Wojciech Dzierzanowski, 49, of Lake Forest, was found guilty of five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The verdict […]
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Colorado man found guilty of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl in Harvard that he met online
A Colorado man who engaged in a relationship with a 13-year-old Harvard girl he met on Snapchat was found guilty of sexually abusing the girl. Roberto Calixto-Escobar, 24, of Lochbuie, Colorado, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. Prosecutors said that Calixto-Escobar used Snapchat to communicate with a […]
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Arizona man gets 3.5 years in prison for traveling to Richmond to sexually abuse juvenile
A man who traveled with a woman from Arizona to sexually abuse an underage girl in Richmond last year has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Rhiannon S. Kennedy, 19, and Mark A. Fields, 24, both of Tuscon, Arizona, were arrested on June 7, 2020, by the Richmond Police Department. Prosecutors […]
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Arizona man pleads guilty for traveling to Richmond to sexually abuse juvenile
A man who traveled with a woman from Arizona to sexually abuse an underage girl in Richmond last year has pleaded guilty to one of the charges in a plea deal. Rhiannon S. Kennedy, 19, and Mark A. Fields, 24, both of Tuscon, Arizona, were arrested on June 7, 2020, by the Richmond Police Department. […]
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Oklahoma man gets probation in sex abuse case of child in Crystal Lake
An Oklahoma man who was acquitted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in Crystal Lake but found guilty on lesser charges has been sentenced to probation by a judge. Oddey J. Helms, 40, of the 1800 block of Parkway Drive in Moore, Oklahoma, was indicted on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two […]
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Chicago man arrested after allegedly sexually abusing juvenile girl inside car at Algonquin park
Police say a Chicago man groomed a 15-year-old girl and traveled to Algonquin where he sexually abused her at a park on Wednesday. The Algonquin Police Department received an anonymous call around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday for a public indecency incident at Holder Park, 1040 Timberwood Lane in Algonquin. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Dennis Walker said […]
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Hebron man charged with sexually abusing juvenile family member
A Hebron man who was charged with sexually abusing a juvenile family member has been released from jail after a judge reduced his bond. Ivan Sanchez-Mercado, 27, of the 10200 block of Main Street in Hebron, was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under 18 and one count of […]
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Federal lawsuits allege 2 Lake Forest High School teachers sexually abused 7 former students
Two federal lawsuits were filed Friday alleging that a male teacher and a female teacher at Lake Forest High School groomed and sexually abused at least seven now-former students. Chicago-based law firm Goldberg and Goldberg filed one of the suits on behalf of six former students against David Miller, a full-time teacher who worked at […]
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Man charged in Gurnee sex abuse of juveniles arrested during court hearing after bond doubled
A Round Lake Park man charged with sexually abusing juveniles in Gurnee in exchange for vape materials and cannabis was arrested during a court hearing after a judge doubled his bond. Isai J. Gonzaga, 26, of the 400 block of Brierhill Road in Round Lake Park, attended an in-person court hearing Thursday after previously posting […]