From the State’s Attorney:
MAN EXPOSED HIMSELF TO A MINOR FOUND GUILTY 15 YEARS LATER
Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 50-year-old Juan Mendez-Campos of Crystal Lake, IL was found guilty of Public Indecency by a jury of his peers.
The matter is set for a sentencing hearing on December 6, 2024, when Mendez-Campos will face up to 364 days in the McHenry County Jail.
Evidence at trial established that on October 28, 2009—for three consecutive days—Mendez-Campos exposed and gratified himself in front of a minor as she walked to her school bus.
The incident was reported to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, and a warrant was issued for Mendez-Campos’ arrest.
15 years later, to the day, on October 28, 2024, Mendez-Campos was held accountable for the trauma he inflicted upon the now-adult victim, which still impacts her today.
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office commends her bravery in making herself available to confront her victimizer all these years later.
This office will continue to vigilantly prosecute sexually motivated offenses against minors in our communities regardless of time passed.
McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Keneally would like to thank the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office for their investigative efforts and Assistant State’s Attorneys Maria Marek and Joseph Tarczon for their successful prosecution of this case, which should serve as an example to all offenders who think they can escape justice.
