Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced a jury recently found Mario Chavez Jr., 31, of Joliet, guilty of three counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (a Class 2 felony) of a then 14-year-old girl in 2017. Circuit Court Judge Daniel Rippy presided over the trial. Sentencing on the matter is scheduled for November 30. The sentencing range is probation or three-to-seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for each count.
Glasgow commended Assistant State’s Attorneys Jeffrey Brown and Amanda Tasker, Director of Victim Witness Services Nichole Pasteris, and Victim Witness Advocate Mallory Magee, Joliet Police Department Detective Patrick Schumacher, and Illinois State Police Forensic Scientist Kelly Krajnik. Glasgow also commended Will County Children’s Advocacy Center Executive Director Lisa Las, Assistant Director and Forensic Interviewer Jaclyn Lundquist, and the entire CAC for their commitment and hard work in all aspects of this sensitive case, from interviewing and counseling, to donating items to the victim and her family.