Bolingbrook man charged in child porn sting

A Bolingbrook man was accused Tuesday with possessing one of the largest caches of child pornography seized by the Illinois Attorney General's office in an ongoing crackdown.

Aaron Riley, 55, is charged with 10 counts of aggravated child pornography, punishable by three to seven years in prison.

“This is the tenth arrest in our aggressive effort to stop child pornographers in their tracks. This will not be the last arrest, said Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who announced the crackdown in late August. “Every time that these criminals download and trade this despicable material, innocent children are victimized again and again.

Madigan said cooperation among her office, local state's attorneys' offices and law enforcement is essential to the success of the ongoing effort to crack down on child pornographers in Illinois.

“Technological advances have made it possible for dangerous predators to instantly access graphic images of child pornography, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said. “Law enforcement, however, is staying ahead of the technology curve.

Madigan's efforts to find the worst child pornographers in Illinois uses the unique identifier that each computer is assigned when it accesses the Internet. During the past month, Madigan said, more than 8,000 Illinois Internet addresses were seen trading child pornography images and videos.

Madigan also cited studies showing that users of child pornography are more likely to also be sexual abusers of children. A total of 24,579 sex offenders are listed on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, of which 81 percent committed a crime against a child.