Illinois Child Exploitation Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Iosip Pasic </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer Barry Spevack represented the Defendant charged with abusive sexual contact not covered by 21 U.S.C. 2244. Josip Pasic, age 85, of Chicago, sat next to the victim on an Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna, Austria, to Chicago on Aug. 17, 2024. On multiple occasions during the flight, Pasic touched the victim’s outer thigh, inner thigh, and groin a... More...
$ (11-08-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Juan Carlos Barturen </h2> </center>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and advertisement of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251. Juan Carlos Barturen, 47, of Loretto, Tennessee, sexually abused a minor victim for a period of almost five years and that Barturen had first raped the victim when she was ten years old. The victim also disclosed that Barturen dem... More...
$ (10-09-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Lakeia b.
Bloomington, Illinois, family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination action. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In April 2025, the State filed a petition to terminate respondent's parental rights to the minors. The State alleged respondent was an unfit parent in th... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Franklin </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and kidnapping. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Andrew Franklin, 19, of Chciago, DASHUN BROWN, 24, of Chicago, posed as a food delivery driver to cause an individual in the residence to open the front doo... More...
$ (06-16-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mark A. Pingsterhaus </h2> </center>
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and theft of government property. Mark A. Pingsterhaus, age 52, of Carlyle, is accused of using City of Carlyle and Carlyle Fire Protection District funds for unauthorized and personal expenses like travel, entertainment, goods and services. In two examples, the indictment states he used the City... More...
$ (03-06-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Shawn Christopher Powell
Council Bluffs, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor. Shawn Christopher Powell, 52, communicated with a person he believed was a 13-year-old female between May and August 2025. Powell sent messages about wanting to engage in sex acts with the minor. In August 2025, Powell traveled from Tennessee to Iowa with the intent to meet up w... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Joseph Jared St. Pierre
Benton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography. Law enforcement officers responded to a report of sexual assault in July 2024 when the mother of a 13-year-old minor discovered a video on the minor’s cell phone of the minor engaging in sexual acts with St. Pierre. “Thanks to the dedication of HSI agents, this predator h... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Roberto Nicolas-Simon
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry into the United States after removal and failure to update sex offender registration. Roberto Nicolas-Simon, 24, was unlawfully present in the United States when he was convicted of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse in Champaign County. He acknowledged his registration obligation as a sex offender be... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. James L. Parker
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in an online chart with a child and planning to meet for sexual purposes. James L. Parker accused of making an indecent solicitation of a child and grooming.... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Roberto Nicolas-Simon
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to update registration as a sex offender as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) and being a removed alien illegally present in United States. The government presented evidence that Nicolas-Simon was unlawfully present in the United States when he was convicted of Aggravate... More...
$ (02-07-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. James L. Parker
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with suspicion of engaging in an online chat with a child and planning to meet for sexual purposes. James L. Parker was taken into custody without incident and was booked into the Peoria County Jail.... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - IL)<H2> State of Illinois v. James L. Parker
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a child by engaging in an online chat with a child and planning to meet for sexual purposes. James L. Parker, age 56, accused to child enticement.... More...
$ (06-05-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Joseph Carpenter
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and activities relating to child pornography. Carpenter exchanged online messages with an undercover federal agent posing as the father of an eight-year-old girl. Carpenter requested sexually explicit photographs and videos of the daughter. He also advised the “father” on what me... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - IL)Sheila Griffin, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased v. Mary Ann Poynter, et al.
Peoria, Illinois civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased, who sued for damages relating to the abuse and death of R.R., a minor, who was killed by his father.<br> <br> he facts establish that on January 26, 2019, 9-year-old R.R. was pronounced dead after having been abused by her father, Richard Rountree, and killed b... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Gary Wilson
Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of production of child pornography.<br> <br> A district court found that Wilson's prior state-law conviction triggered a sentencing enhancement, and<br> Wilson did not object. He now contends that the enhancement should not have applied because Illinois law sweeps more broadly than does § 2251.<br> <br... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Bryan K. Atkins </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East Saint Louis, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child pornography solicitation charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Indiana sex offender sentenced to 24+ years' imprisonment on child pornography solicitation charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center>... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Danya Bell
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death.<br> <br> Police said 29-year-old Chicago woman Danya Bell has been charged with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Jaron Woodsley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Chicago Man Charged With Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br>... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Donald Dorosheff
Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The federal "Take It Down Act" addresses non-consensual sharing of intimate images and computer-generated deepfakes. It establishes civil and criminal penalties for publishing or threatening to share such content. Platforms are required to remove covered content w... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Edward C. Brown
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> distribution and posses sion of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(2)(A), (b)(1) and 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2). <br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link abo... More...
$0 (05-07-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Robert R. Rodriguez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of attempted enticement of a minor and one count of soliciting an obscene visual depiction of a minor. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kentucky man sentenced to 10+ years in federal prison for attempted sex offenses against a child... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - IL)Michael Knight v. Raquel Knight
Decatur, Illinois family law divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> <br> Michael and Raquel married on January 18, 2008, in Decatur, Illinois. They share three biological children, C.K., born August 10, 2007, R.K., born May 1, 2009, and J.K., born January 14, 2016. On September 26, 2019, Michael filed an order of protection against Raquel based upon "erratic ... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Adam W. Vaira
Mount Carmel, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.<br> <br> On May 3, 2021, the State charged defendant by six count information, in Wabash County (21-CF-35), with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (counts I and V), Class X fe... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Trevor W. Yokley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to commit a child sex offense </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Vandalia man accused of attempting to commit a child sex offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> U.S. District Court within the Southern Distr... More...
$0 (04-07-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Scott J. Joanis
Geneva, Illinois criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault.<br> <br> On August 22, 2024, defendant was charged via complaint with 1 count of predatory<br> criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/12-14.1(a)(1) (West 2002)); 8 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (id. §§12-14(a)(2), (b)(ii) (West 2006)); and 28 counts of criminal sexual assau... More...
$0 (03-05-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Desireee R. Cortez
Geneva, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of felony theft.<br> <br> Desiree R. Cortez, age 37, pled guilty to stealing more than $100,000 from her employer.<br> <br> Two other counts relating to financial exploitation of an elderly person and financial exploitation of an elderly person age 70 or older by someone in a position of trust were di... More...
$0 (02-22-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Jerry Braddy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tiptonville, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jerry Braddy, 45, from Tiptonville, Tennessee was indic... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Sarah L. Safranek
Oregon, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> In April 2021, the State charged defendant, Sarah L. Safranek, with five counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2020)) and one count of aggravated battery to a child (id. § 12-3.05(b)(1)) in connection with the death of her seven-year-old son, N.B., in Februar... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. David Lee Burger
Marion, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> CRIMINAL LAW. POST-CONVICTION RELIEF. The defendant appealed the summary dismissal of his postconviction petition claiming actual innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel. The court affirmed the dismissal, finding the claims to be without merit and grantin... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Kristi P.
Quincy, Illinois family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination case.<br> <br> On February 8, 2024, the State filed a petition for adjudication of wardship, alleging C.P. and X.P. were neglected and/or abused based on their living conditions. According to the petition, a sergeant with the Quincy Police Department and an investigator with the Illinois Department of Ch... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Phillip M. Jensen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing fentanyl from his patients, injecting them with adulterated drugs, and performing surgery without proper pain management. Jenson also was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dentist Sentenced to 15 Ye... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Phillip M. Jensen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Drugs from Patients and Performing Surgery Without Proper Pain Management </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dentist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stealing Drugs from Patients and Performing Surgery Without Proper Pain Mana... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Brian Johnson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking, Possession of Child Pornography, and Escaping From Custody </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking, Possession of Child Pornography, and Escaping From Custody... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Conah E.
<h2><br> Peoria, Illinois family law lawyer represented father in parental rights termination case.<br> </h2><br> On November 27, 2021, the State filed a petition alleging that B.B. was neglected pursuant to section 2-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Juvenile Court Act) (705 ILCS 405/2-3 (West 2020)). As to respondent, the State alleged that he (1) was found unfit in a different Peoria County ... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Glen E. Howder
<h2><br> Mount Carmel, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography<br> </h2><br> <br> On February 21, 2019, the State charged defendant by information, in Wabash County (19-CF-29), with one count of soliciting child pornography (count I), a Class X felony (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1(c-5) (West 2018)), alleging that defendant solicited, used, per... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Marlee C.
<h2><br> Monmouth, Illinois family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental termination action.<br> </h2><br> In August 2020, the State filed petitions for adjudication of wardship for the minors pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/2-3(1)(b) (West 2020)), contending the minors' environment was injurious to their welfare. The petitions alleged respondent had failed t... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Andrew S. Kirkpatrick
<h2><br> Pinckneyville, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault of a child.<br> </h2><br> After defendant's wife, Heather Kirkpatrick, discovered her daughter, A.G., and defendant in their backyard pool with both of their swimsuit bottoms off on June 5, 2016, defendant was charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (id.). Count I... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Devontay Shields </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Allegedly Plotting To Abduct a Child in Florida </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illinois Man Arrested for Allegedly Plotting To Abduct a Child in Florida</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Illinois man was arrested in... More...
$0 (11-19-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Tanya M. Aboseada </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 12 counts of wire fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Financially Exploiting Her Grandmother</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A southern Illinois judge sentenced a Florida wo... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Allen Carpenter </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Children and Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Danville Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Children and Attempted Receipt of Child... More...
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