Q2 2020 Recap: Parolees in Will County convicted of crimes against children

There were two offenders convicted of crimes against children released on parole in Will County during the second quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against children was 46. The younger parolee was a 34-year-old man sentenced in 2020, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2020.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Agustin Gomez. He was convicted in 2020 when he was 56 years old. He is now 57.

Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.

The following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes against children were paroled during the second quarter of 2020 in each Illinois county.