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Wonder Lake man denies child sex assault accusation

A Wonder Lake man pleaded not guilty to charges he molested two Round Lake children on Valentines Day.

John W. Kline, 68, of the 3200 block of Lakeshore Drive, can be sentenced to 6 to 60 years in prison on each of the four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, authorities said.

Kline is free from Lake County jail after posting the required 10 percent of his $500,000 bail, authorities said.

Because the victims are minors, prosecutors could not discuss specific details of the case except to say Kline knew the two victims before the Feb. 14 attack.

Cynthia Vargas, spokeswoman for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office, said she had no information on why charges were delayed between the report of Feb. 14 assault and a warrant being issued for his arrest June 5.

Kline is due back in court Sept. 4 to set a trial date.

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