Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that Kenneth Anderson, 37, of Joliet, was sentenced recently by Circuit Judge Daniel Rippy to 30 years in prison for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a Class X felony. Anderson pled guilty of the offense before Judge Rippy on June 13. The child was 11 years old at the time of the sexual assault in 2019.
“Preying on a young child for sexual gratification is the most heinous crime imaginable. Think of what you were like when you were 11 years old. Then imagine what must go through the mind of a child that age when being sexually assaulted,” Glasgow said. “How can a child comprehend any of this? That is why the compassionate, trauma-informed counseling services, provided by our highly experienced therapy staff at the CAC, are so vital. Our trained therapists help abused children address the aftermath of the severe trauma they experienced and go on to lead productive lives.”
Anderson will receive 1,382 days credit for time served. He will be subject to mandatory supervised release for a minimum of three years up to his natural life based upon a subsequent determination by the Department of Corrections. The sentence will be served at 85 percent. Anderson will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Glasgow thanked Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Fillipitch, Director of Victim Witness Services Nichole Pasteris, and then-Joliet Detective Shawn Filipiak for their diligence and compassion in this sensitive matter. He also commended CAC Senior Forensic Interviewer Cruz Arzuaga and Senior Trauma Therapist Lorraine Guerrero Neumayer for their dedication.