Sexual Assault

UPDATE: Joseph Coon is in custody. He is charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, three counts of criminal sexual assault, and three counts of unlawful restraint. His bond is set at $350,000. ROCKFORD – The Rockford…

ROCKFORD -- A Rockford has been accused of sexually assaulting a child, police announced Friday. Lucas Salas-Flores, 47, is charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child younger than 13, allegations that stem from an…

ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for raping and giving a child HIV. Stephen Grimes, 33, pleaded guilty in June to predatory criminal sexual assault to a child younger than 13, criminal sexual assault, and…

MAHOMET, Ill. - A man from Central Illinois was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Thursday for raping a preteen multiple times over a five-year period. According to the News-Gazette, Gregory Reed, of Mahomet, 43, pleaded guilty last…

ROCKFORD - A Rockford man is jailed, charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of an intellectually disabled person, Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross announces Friday. Eric R. Hanson, 42, was taken into custody…

ROCKFORD - A Rockford man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child and giving the child HIV. Stephen Grimes, 33, pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault to a child younger than 13 Tuesday as part of a plea agreement.…