From the State’s Attorney:
ALEJANDRO VILCHIS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that on November 25, 2024, Alejandro Vilchis, 24, of Chicago Heights, was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the charge of Solicitation of Child Pornography.
Vilchis’ sentence was part of a negotiated plea of guilty entered before the Honorable Judge Mark R. Gerhardt.
On January 3, 2023, the parent of a young victim discovered inappropriate messages in a chat on his underaged daughter’s Snapchat account.
The phone was brought to the McHenry City Police Department, which uncovered messages between Vilchis and the victim dating back to June of 2022.
The messages provided evidence that the sender attempted to exchange drugs, vape cartridges, marijuana, and alcohol in exchange for sexual photographs and favors with the minor.
During one of the conversations, Vilchis ultimately persuaded the victim to provide him a pornographic image of herself.
Snapchat records, obtained through search warrants during the investigation into the user’s Snapchat account, led officers to identify Vilchis as the sender and ultimately his arrest.
McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese thanks the Johnsburg Police Department and McHenry Police Department for their thorough investigation in this case.
A special thanks to First Assistant State’s Attorney Ashur Youash for his efforts in prosecuting this case.
Online predators are a growing problem, and the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office is fully committed to prosecuting offenders.
