ILLINOIS
CBS Chicago
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (STMW) – A 19-year-old man who volunteered for a program assisting children with special needs at a northwest suburban megachurch has been charged with sexually abusing one of those children.
Robert Sobczak was a volunteer in the Special Friends program at the Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington when he allegedly fondled an 8-year-old boy in the program in February, according to Cook County prosecutors.
Sobczak, of the 3900 block of Whispering Trail in Hoffman Estates, was arrested Friday and charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony, according to Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokeswoman Lisa Gordon.
“The victim was in the program on Feb. 17 when the offender removed him from the classroom and took him to a separate room alone. He then fondled the victim,” she said, citing court records.
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