From the State’s Attorney:
Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 28-year-old, Daniel B. Roewer of Richmond, IL, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Judge Mark R. Gerhardt on October 17, 2024.
On October 27, 2022, Richmond Police Department officers met with detectives of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department regarding a cybertip of child pornography linked to an address in Richmond, Illinois.
Search warrants were obtained for both the applications where the photograph appeared, and the email address used to download.
By February of 2023, in response to the warrants, evidence obtained by Richmond Police determined that Roewer was in possession of child pornography.
On February 14, 2023, officers effectuated a traffic stop of his vehicle, and Roewer was taken into custody.
Officers seized numerous electronic devices from his home, along with his cell phone, as part of the investigation.
As part of the negotiated plea, Roewer was also required to pay a $1,000 fine, plus all court costs, and must register as a Sex Offender for the rest of his natural life.
Upon release, he will also be required to spend two years on Mandatory Supervised Release.
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office commends the work of Officer Davies and Sgt. Fillicaro of the Richmond Police Department, Det. Roehrkasse of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department, and Assistant State’s Attorney Ashur Y. Youash for their exceptional work on this case.
