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Chicago Tribune
21-07-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Dundee felon charged with distributing child porn, possessing gun
A 52-year-old felon living in Dundee Township has been charged with owning and distributing child porn, according to a news release from the Kane County state's attorney's and sheriff's offices. Jason P. Vanderflute, of the 33W000 block of Richardson Drive, will be detained at the Kane County jail pending his trial on three counts of dissemination of child pornography, 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon, all felony charges. Prosecutors allege that Vanderflute owned and shared multiple child porn videos between May 16 and July 8, the date of his arrest, the release said. Police conducted a search of him home on a warrant and also found he was allegedly had a Taurus .357 Magnum revolver and Winchester brand .357 caliber rounds, which he was prohibited from having as a felon, the release said. The investigation was conducted by the Kane County Child Exploitation Unit. A judge granted the state's request that Vanderflute be held in jail while his case is pending. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 20.
Chicago Tribune
17-07-2025
- Chicago Tribune
St. Charles man charged with possessing and disseminating child pornography, per officials
A St. Charles man has been charged with possessing and disseminating child pornography, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office and Kane County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Thursday. Corey J. McDonald, 29, of St. Charles was arrested at his residence on Monday, the news release said, following an investigation by the Kane County Child Exploitation Unit, an initiative the State's Attorney's Office and Kane County Sheriff's Office started in 2022 aiming to keep children in the state safe from sexual exploitation. This investigation began as a result of a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. State's Attorney Jamie Mosser is alleging that, in January, McDonald disseminated multiple images containing child sexual abuse material to a chat group on Kik, an instant messaging platform, the release said. Mosser is also alleging that McDonald violated the Sex Offender Registration Act. According to Kane County court records, McDonald was convicted on child pornography-related charges in 2019. The complaint accuses McDonald of failing to notify the St. Charles Police Department that he was using the instant messaging identity, leading to the charge of violating the Sex Offender Registration Act. McDonald is being charged with eight counts of possessing child pornography, eight counts of disseminating child pornography and two counts of violating the Sex Offender Registration Act, according to the news release. He is being detained in the Kane County jail while he awaits his pretrial hearing, the release noted, with his next court appearance set for July 24.
