Torrez, 50, was arrested in late March and charged with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under 13. He remains in the county jail, where he is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
FBI assists in search of Lake County man s home after allegedly assaulting child in Illinois and Mexico
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LAKE COUNTY - A man remains held in the
Lake County Jail on $500,000 bail for allegedly sexually assaulting a child victim for about three years.
The victim disclosed to a family member that she had been assaulted by a person who was known to the family.
The family then reported the assaults to law enforcement.
Detectives and the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center conducted an investigation and information was gathered indicating 50-year-old Jose Torrez was the adult responsible for sexually assaulting the child.
A Lake County man whose home was raided Tuesday morning by the FBI and local police has been charged with multiple counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under the age of 13.
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Mike Madigan controls a majority of the weighted vote that will determine who succeeds him in the Illinois House, but a coalition of progressive groups from the Southwest Side and surrounding areas wants the “disgraced” former legislator’s opinion to carry no weight.
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