Carnival Worker Pleads Guilty in Teen Solicitation Case: Court Watch
Also, a judge won't reconsider Dawn Hamill's sentence for her conviction connected to a 2011 raid of her Dazzle's Painted Pastures Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. Prosecutors also dropped other charges related to the raid.
James West, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of felony possession of child pornography and was sentenced to six years in prison, a Cook County State's Attorney's Office spokesman said. West's girlfriend Lauren Papiez of Oak Lawn was also charged but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to probation in August. Police say the pair sent sexually explicit photos and text messages to the high school student. They were arrested in September 2011 and charged with one count each of indecent solicitation of a child. West was taken into custody at the Oak Lawn Community High School’s fall carnival, where he was operating rides for Spectacular Midway Amusement. Patch rounds up the Southland's major criminal and civil cases being heard …
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Chester Rook
2:29 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I don't like this idea at all. While it's true trials are open to the public, anyone that has an interest or is that concerned is more than welcome to wake up and get down to the courthouse on their own. Televising something like this brings up privacy issues and would more than likely create a lot of anxiety for anyone testifying. I would strongly advise AGAINST bringing cameras into the … more ›