Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Incidents of abuse occurred at St. Dominic Catholic Church and St. Francis of Assisi in Bolingbrook.
Five new lawsuits alleging cases of sexual abuse by priests and a Catholic school principal were filed in Will County Circuit Court Wednesday. Two of the suits stem from incidents that occurred in the 1970s and '80s at St. Dominic Catholic Church and St. Francis of Assisi, both located in Bolingbrook. Sign up for our daily, e-newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. The other three cite abuse that occurred at St. Mary Nativity School and at the now-closed St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, both in Joliet., and at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Monee. All of the priests named in the suit were removed from ministry between 1992 and 2012, according to the Chicago Tribune. Those priests are Myles White of St. Boniface, Michael Gibbney of…
Monday, May 6, 2013
Timothy Brandt was arrested Thursday and faces multiple counts of criminal sexual abuse of a child and child pornography.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Timothy Brandt was arrested Thursday and faces multiple counts of criminal sexual abuse of a child and child pornography.
Updated at 3:55 p.m. May 3: Bond for a Romeoville man facing charges of criminal sexual abuse of a child and aggravated child pornography was set at $7.5 million Friday. Sign up for our free, daily e-newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. Timothy Brandt, 36, was arrested Thursday after investigators executed a search warrant at his Romeoville home and seized his computers. Brandt is also accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, an act he allegedly videotaped. Will County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesman Chuck Pelkie said an investigator was able to track the trading of child pornography to an IP address traced to Brandt's home. Brandt is accused of downloading more than 5,000 pornographic images of children. Brandt was…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
John Carbonaro, a former Naperville North High School coach and counselor, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student in 2010.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
John Carbonaro, a former Naperville North High School coach and counselor, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student in 2010.
A former Naperville North High School coach and counselor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student in 2010, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. John Carbonaro, 35, of the 3S600 block of Melcher Avenue in Warrenville, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony, in front of Judge Blanche Hill Fawell this morning before his trial was about to begin, according to a release. He faces a sentencing hearing on Feb. 19. “As a trusted member of the high school’s staff, Mr. Carbonaro used his position to sexually abuse his young victim,” DuPage County State's Attorney…
Sunday, December 16, 2012
A Bolingbrook man was arrested Monday and now faces charges of criminal sexual abuse, possession of narcotics and manufacturing and delivering illegal drugs.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
A Bolingbrook man was arrested Monday and now faces charges of criminal sexual abuse, possession of narcotics and manufacturing and delivering illegal drugs.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A Bolingbrook man was arrested Monday and now faces charges of criminal sexual abuse, possession of narcotics and manufacturing and delivering illegal drugs.
A Bolingbrook man was arrested Monday after he allegedly had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old and was also allegedly involved in manufacturing and delivering illegal drugs, according to Bolingbrook police. Want to get the latest Bolingbrook news in your inbox every morning? Sign up for our daily newsletter. Deshawn Hampton, 18, of 514 Charlestown, was taken into custody on two warrants and charged with criminal sexual abuse and felony drug charges. He is being held on $40,000 bond in the Will County Adult Detention Facility. Hampton allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old in August. He was 18 at the time. According to police reports, on Aug. 3, the 14-year-old victim went with a family friend to a pool in an apartment complex on the …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Almost 300 Illinois records are included in the Boy Scouts of America's once-secret "perversion files." Search for your town or troop number.
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Patch's searchable database allows you to search by cities in Illinois. Information gathered by the Los Angeles Times shows the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America who were expelled between 1947 and 2005 on suspicions or confirmation of sexual abuse. If a troop is listed, a case file exists. At this time, not all case files are available online. As new documents become available, Patch will update this database.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Thank you, NCAA, for reminding us that football does not come first.
Cheers to the NCAA for kneecapping Penn State for covering up the atrocities of Jerry Sandusky. Finally, collegiate football says education comes first. “Football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people,” NCAA President Mark Emmett said. Let’s hope. Too many schools have lost sight of what matters: the education and formation of young people. Yes, athletics is a part of that. However, the almighty dollar has trumped math and science. Football programs in Big Ten universities rake in the dough, directly through the sport, and indirectly through alumni contributions because of the sport. The $60 million NCAA penalty is a hiccup. Football’s popularity breeds school athletic departments that are 32-…
Shari Hrabec
9:52 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Thanks for publishing all this. I used to know two of these men personally, and my daughter received first communion from one of them. This is sickening. I always had a hunch, personality types or something, but didn't want to judge. You folks with young children, don't let them out of your sight and certainly these days between coaches and priests you have to keep a very careful watch. more ›