Elgin man convicted of sexually assaulting a child
Posted October 16, 2024 4:19 pm
An Elgin man faces at least 21 years in prison after being convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child earlier this month.
Ernesto Velasquez-Jimenez, 35, also was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child on Oct 8.
According to court records, between Oct. 1, 2021, and June 3, 2023, he inappropriately touched the victim, who was under the age of 13. Prosecutors presented evidence that he had also abused the victim’s sister, according to a news release from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office.
Velasquez-Jimenez, who is in the Kane County jail awaiting sentencing, will have to register for life as a sexual offender.
His next court date is Dec. 13.