Fifteen Years for Sex Abuse

From the State’s Attorney:

DAVID W. FLYNN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR 3 COUNTS OF SEXUAL RELATIONS WITHIN FAMILIES

The McHenry County States Attorney’s office announces that on November 15, 2024, David W. Flynn, of Chicago, was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on three counts of Sexual Relations Within Families.

Flynn will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his natural life.

Flynn’s sentence was part of a negotiated plea of guilty entered before the Honorable Judge Tiffany E. Davis.

On January 9, 2022, Flynn and the victim were in Waterloo, Indiana, when third parties became aware of Flynn’s ongoing sexual abuse of a then 19-year-old female family member.

When Flynn was aware others knew, Flynn threatened to kill himself while holding a knife to his own throat. 

The victim called the police, and Flynn was subsequently hospitalized for suicide threats. 

After the sexual relationship was revealed, the victim returned to McHenry County and made formalized police reports documenting the ongoing sexual abuse.

Flynn, himself, admitted to the offenses to other witnesses. 

Further evidence of Flynn’s acts and incriminating statements was discovered in text messages that were recovered during forensic investigative analysis of cell phone data.

McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese thanks Det. Andrew Taylor with the Marengo Police Department, Sgt. Michael Roehrkasse with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, the Fox River Grove Police Department, and the Waterloo Indiana Marshal’s Office for their collaborative efforts and thorough investigation in this case.

A special thanks to Assistant State’s Attorney Ashley Romito for her work in prosecution of this case.