Kenji Haley Arrested for Sexually Abusing Children

A 31-year-old man accused of sexually abusing children for years under the guise of dating single mothers has been arrested, Cook County sheriff's police said Saturday.

Kenji Haley had eluded authorities since 2007 when he was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child younger than 10.

The sheriff's department said it recently learned Haley was seeing as many as 10 women with young children in Cook County.

Police arrested Haley Thursday at a home in the 8700 block of South Kingston Avenue.

The department has opened an investigation into Haley regarding possible Chicago-area victims.

Officer Douglas Spensley Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 9-year-old

Macon County authorities say a part-time police officer from Warrensburg has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl.

Decatur Police detectives say they arrested 42-year-old Douglas H. Spensley Wednesday morning at his Decatur home without incident.

Deputy Decatur Police Chief Todd Walker said Spensley was believed to be a family friend of the victim's parents.

Spensley was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault and was being held on $500,000 bond.

Spensley, who has been on Warrensburg's police force since 2006, has been placed on unpaid administrative leave, pending an internal investigation and any other criminal proceedings.

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Remonse Holt Charged with Sexual Assault on 7-year-old

A teenager has been charged in the sexual assault of a 7-year-old.

Remonse Holt, 17, is charged with one count of predatory criminal sexual assault after an incident that allegedly occurred early last month in the 6800-block of South Wabash Avenue.

The young female victim was treated at Comer Children's Hospital and released.
Police say the suspect, a CPS student who resides in the 2300-block of South Kostner Avenue, knew the victim.

Holt was arrested at 2 p.m. Wednesday at 3000 S. King Dr., Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School.
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Officer Billy Hurst Accused of Watching Child Porn on City Computers

The fate of a Clinton police officer accused of viewing more than 23 hours of pornography during work hours could be known soon.

The Clinton Police and Fire Commission is set to meet today at City Hall, and included in the meeting's agenda is discussion of the employment case of 40-year old Billy Hurst. The 15-year veteran is accused of watching pornography on city-owned computers between November 2008 and January 2009.

Earlier this summer, the Commission heard a day and a half of testimony in the Hurst case.

He's accused of violating nine department rules including acting in a manner disrespectful of the law, violation of public trust and conduct unbecoming an officer.

Hurst has remained on the department staff since the charges were brought against him, however he was removed from his position as juvenile officer and reassigned to an overnight patrolman shift.

Hurst has not been criminally charged, however Police Chief Mike Reidy has asked for his dismissal from the force.

FBI Arrest Several Men for Distributing Child Porn

The FBI today announced child-pornography charges against four men from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, accusing them of operating a ring that distributed pornographic images and videos and referred to themselves by the name "Boy Lovers."

Charged are Jose Carlos Garcia, 22, of Schererville, Ind.; Neal Maschke, 40, of West Chicago; Corey Stinefast, 27, of Kenosha, Wis.; and Mark McGill, 24, of Crest Hill.

According to the complaints, the FBI began investigating the men in June after arresting one in their group. That man admitted to "possession, receipt, distribution and manufacture of child pornography," the complaint said. The man "also stated he had contacts with many other child pornography enthusiasts, some of whom were molesting children."

The man became a cooperating witness and may still face federal child-exploitation charges himself, according to the complaints.

In several recorded conversations -- in person, via phone and Internet chat -- the witness and Garcia allegedly discussed child pornography, and he and Garcia arranged to meet to exchange and view images and videos together.

In one phone exchange on July 11, Garcia allegedly told the cooperating witness that he had traveled to St. Louis and met with a man whom he filmed engaging in sexual activity with a young boy, the complaint against Garcia states.

On Aug. 25, the witness, Garcia and Stinefast allegedly went to a local amusement park, the complaint states. During the trip, Stinefast allegedly gave Garcia a computer disk containing child pornography that the witness later turned over to federal investigators.

The witness and undercover FBI investigators met with Garcia and Maschke in a hotel room in Skokie on Saturday night to exchange pornographic computer images and videos. Those two defendants were arrested at that time and were found to have child pornography with them, according to the FBI. Stinefast was arrested in Kenosha the same night.

McGill was taken into custody this morning. Officials say he gave a USB drive to the witness on Aug. 29 that contained over 3,500 images and 60 videos of child pornography.

If convicted of the charges against them, Garcia, Stinefast and McGill face between five and 20 years in federal prison, while Maschke faces up to 10 years in prison.

Kevin Hayes Arrested for Possession of Child Porn

A Cortland man was arrested and charged Tuesday for alleged possession of child pornography.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office along with the Cortland Police Department executed a search warrant at 82 W. George Ave. in Cortland on Tuesday morning, said a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Kevin J. Hayes, 39, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, the release said. The release said the Sheriff’s office along with the Genoa Police Department and the Illinois Attorney General’s office investigated the alleged “possession and distribution of child pornography.”

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday the investigation is still on going and no further information is available at this time.

Hayes is currently being held at the DeKalb County Jail pending a bond hearing.

Glen Runnels Charged with Child Abuse

A Topeka man was charged with four counts of child abuse Thursday in Mason County Court.

According to court records, Glen D. Runnels, 34, is accused of striking a child younger than 13 on the back and buttocks with a belt and an incense burner on Aug. 8.

Runnels is charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a child, a Class X felony, and two counts of aggravated domestic battery of a child, a Class 2 felony.

He is being held in the Mason County jail on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear with public defender Roger Thomson at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Fred Braasch Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse

A Topeka man was sentenced in Mason County Court on Thursday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to three of the seven sexual abuse charges against him.

Fred Braasch, 54, was originally charged with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony, and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony, stemming from incidents involving one male minor younger than 13 and two female minors younger than 18 between 1999 and 2000.

As part of a plea bargain offered by Mason County State's Attorney Kristin Miller, two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against Braasch were dismissed.

He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Class X felony and seven years each for the Class 2 felonies, all of which will be served concurrently. When released, Braasch will be required to pay court costs and fees, register as a sex offender and have no contact with his victims.

Thomas Rinehart Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse

An eastern Illinois man already in prison for child sexual assault and child pornography convictions has pleaded guilty to molesting three young girls.

Thomas Rinehart of Coles County was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Court officials say Rinehart admitted he abused the girls between November 2005 and September 2006. All three were younger than 13.

The 40-year-old Rinehart was already serving 38 years at Menard Correctional Center in southern Illinois after being convicted of child sexual assault and possession of child pornography in 2007.

Rinehart will serve the sentences consecutively.

Ronald Preston Sentenced to Life for Sexual Abusing Children

BLOOMINGTON, Ill.

A McLean County judge says a man convicted three times of sexually abusing children will spend the rest of his life in prison.

District Court Judge Charles Reynard sentenced 51-year-old Ronald Preston to two life terms plus 180 years in prison Friday for predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Prosecutors at Preston's trial in June said the most recent victim was abused for about five years -- beginning at age 5 --in the home where Preston and his wife baby-sat children.

Assistant State's Attorney Suzanne Geller said one victim who testified at Preston's trial could not come to court for the sentencing since she had been hospitalized for a suicide attempt.

Preston was earlier convicted of sexually abusing children in 1987 and 1995.

Charles Holbrook Arrested for Child Porn

Charles Holbrook found himself in familiar territory: under arrest for child porn for the second time in a decade.

Holbrook, who lives on Longstreet in Wyoming was arraigned today on two counts of Child Sexually Abusve Material, two counts of possession of child pornography, a weapons charge and accosting a child for immoral purposes.

Police worry there could be other victims out there.

Last Friday, Child Protective Services tipped off police; allegations of misconduct in the house owned by Holbrook, called 'Uncle Chuck' by some in the Wyoming neighborhood. Officers raided the house. Neighbor Kevin West told FOX 17 News, "I saw them throw something out, looked like a hard drive out the front door."

Police say they took dozens of bags with pornographic images of children and teens, 3 computers, and several guns, which are illegal for a felon to own. Police haven't been able to identify some of victims in the photos yet. Court records say he recently took naked photos of a child and asked a 14 year old girl to have sex with him.

Back in 2000, Holbrook was caught with child pornographic photos dating back to the 1970's. He pled no contest to third degree criminal sexual conduct. "When you think about child you think about innocence, and it's situations like this that destroy that or take that innocence away," Lt. Scott Beckman told FOX 17 News.

Holbrook faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted. He's being held on $500,000 bond, and will be back in court August 19th.
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Michael Healy Charged with Breaking Toddler's Leg

A 28-year-old south suburban man has been charged with aggravated battery to a child after allegedly breaking a toddler's leg, police said.

Michael Healy of W. 108th St., in Chicago Ridge was babysitting the 2-year-old boy Thursday night at the home while his girlfriend and mother were out, Chicago Ridge Deputy Police Chief Dennis Kapilinski said.

When the women returned, Healy left to get a pack of cigarettes, he said.

When the girlfriend went to pick up her son, he began to cry, and she called 911, Kapilinski said. An ambulance took the child to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they discovered he had a broken femur.

Healy made a statement to police about the incident, but Kapilinski said he could not immediately provide details.

Daniel Plume Arrested for Child Porn

A 29-year-old west suburban man has been charged with possession of child pornography following an undercover Internet sting operation by Wheaton police detectives.

The investigation, conducted along with the DuPage County Sheriff’s E-Crime Unit, resulted in the arrest on July 31 of Daniel M. Plume, 29, of Lombard on a charge of possession of child porn, according to a release from Wheaton police.

Plume was being held in the DuPage County Jail on $250,000 bond, the release said.

Police had no additional details available Tuesday.

Jimmy Dill Arrested for Child Porn

A 37-year-old northwest suburban man faces child pornography charges after a search of his home revealed personal computer items that allegedly contain images of child porn.

Last week, Huntley police arrested Jimmy J. Dill, 37, of 10809 Cape Cod Ln. and charged him with five counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 3 felony, according to a release from the Illinois Attorney General's office. Dill is being held in the McHenry County Jail.

Investigators from the AG’s High Tech Crimes Bureau assisted Huntley police in executing a search warrant at Dill’s home, resulting in the seizure of numerous computers and hard drives believed to contain child pornography, the release said. Earlier this year, the High Tech Crimes Bureau alleged that Dill was offering child porn over the Internet.

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s office will prosecute the case.

Gerarlo Jimenez Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexual Assault

A 42-year-old Glendale Heights man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on today for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 12-year old girl in 2007.

Gerarlo Jimenez, formerly of the 0 block of West Schubert Avenue, was convicted in October 2008 by DuPage Judge Perry Thompson of three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sexual assault, said Assistant DuPage State's Atty. Michael Pawl.

Jimenez was charged in 2007 with molesting the child several times in early 2007 after the victim's mother reported her concerns to police.

Pawl said he was pleased with the sentence but added "no period of time is appropriate or adequate for this crime."

"Mr. Jimenez sexually assaulted this young victim to satisfy his sick needs," said DuPage County State's Atty. Joseph Birkett. "And now he will have the next 35 years behind bars to think about the pain that he has caused his victim."

Eduardo Torres-Franco Wanted for Molesting 3-year-old

Eduardo Torres-Franco faced six to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this month to molesting a 3-year-old girl.

But instead of appearing in a Rolling Meadows courtroom for sentencing Tuesday, the 39-year-old Palatine man skipped the hearing and likely the country.

"I can only assume he's in Mexico," Torres-Franco's private attorney, Steven Goldman, said afterward.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Fecarotta issued a no-bail warrant for Torres-Franco's arrest and set a judgment date for Sept. 1, at which time bond he could be indicted on a bail jumping charge. Torres-Franco, of the 1700 block of Rose Street in Palatine, wasn't in custody because he previously posted 10 percent of his $100,000 bond.

On July 14, Torres-Franco pleaded guilty of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse for crimes that took place between 1999 and 2001. Prospect Heights police said he admitted to molesting the 3-year-old daughter of a woman he dated at the time. The abuse occurred when Torres-Franco baby-sat the child, prosecutors said.

The victim came forward in February with claims of the abuse.

Goldman said he last spoke with Torres-Franco, who he said was in the U.S. illegally, during the guilty plea. He said he wasn't surprised his client fled.

"I didn't expect him here," Goldman said.

Raymundo Gonzalez Sentenced to 29 Years for Sexual Assault

Raymundo Gonzalez told Judge Daniel Shanes he did not sexually assault a young family acquaintance.

"I am not guilty," Gonzalez said Friday. "That is the only thing I have to say."

But that was not enough to dissuade Shanes from sentencing him to 29 years in prison.

Gonzalez was arrested by Waukegan police in June last year on allegations that he had sex with, and fondled a family acquaintance starting when she was 10 years old and which ended shortly after the girl turned 14.

Gonzalez, 50, of the 600 block of Elmwood Avenue, was found guilty in December on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, two counts of criminal sexual assault of a child, and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Assistant State's Attorney Jim Newman told the court that Gonzalez "assaulted the pre-teen on a daily basis that caused serious harm to her."

Gonzalez testified during the trial that his confession was forced.

Newman, who said Gonzalez confessed to police that "he had a problem," demanded that the judge remand Gonzalez to prison for 42 years.

"It will deter others from committing these offenses," Newman said. "It will be valuable to the community."

Defense attorney Jed Stone wanted the court to show leniency, considering that Gonzalez had never committed a crime and that he believed the girl concocted the tales of abuse.

"This is scary," Stone said of sending an innocent man to prison. "This abuse never happened."

Gonzalez plans to appeal the decision.

Carlos Beltran Sentenced to 20 Years for Beating His 5-year-old

A Main Township man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the beating death of his 5-year-old daughter in 2007.

Carlos Beltran pleaded guilty to aggravated battery charges. First-degree murder charges against him were dropped when he agreed to testify against his common-law wife, the woman who prosecutors say actually killed the child.

Melanie Beltran died when her mother, Mila Petrov, allegedly slammed the child's head into a wall. Cook County prosecutors say Melanie had repeatedly been abused by Petrov and her father did nothing to stop the abuse. They say that on the day Melanie was killed, Beltran helped Petrov clean up their apartment and dispose of evidence.

At the time of the killing, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said the case was one of the "most horrific" examples of child abuse he had ever seen.

SWAT Arrest Ronald Gapski for Sexual Assault

Janesville police arrested a man who was wanted on two counts of sexual assault of a child in Illinois.

Ronald Gapski, 49, was arrested by a SWAT team at 2338 Center Ave. shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday. He reportedly had armed himself with a butcher knife and refused to surrender to officers who went to the address to make the arrest.

According to police, Gapski was found armed with the knife on the roof of the residence. After refusing repeated requests to surrender, Gapski dropped the knife and was subdued by chemical spray before being taken into custody.

Gapski was wanted in Dixon, Ill. He also is expected to be charged with failure to comply with officers attempting to take a person into custody.
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Kristofer McMullen Sentenced to 30 Months for Child Porn

A St. Charles man was sentenced to 30 months in prison and must register for life as a sex offender after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on Friday.

Kristofer R. McMullen, 30, of the 1800 block of Walnut Street, St. Charles, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography stemming from a December 2007 search of his home. At that time, St. Charles police seized two computers that later turned up the presence of several movies and videos of children engaged in sex acts.