Office of the
Illinois Attorney General
Kwame Raoul

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Kankakee, Illinois man for producing and possessing child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online.

The Attorney General’s office charged Wesley Williams, 41, in Kankakee County Circuit Court with two counts of counts of production of child sexual abuse material, Class X felonies each punishable by up to 30 years in prison; and eight counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, Class 2 felonies punishable by up to seven years in prison. Sentences are ultimately determined by the court. Williams is being held at the Kankakee County Jail until his detention hearing Nov 2.  

“Producing child sexual abuse material is a horrific crime that scars innocent children and their families,” Raoul said. “I will continue to prioritize the efforts of my office’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to ensure predators are held accountable for these heinous actions.”

Raoul’s investigators, along with officers from the Manteno Police Department and Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, searched Williams’ home on the 100 block of 3530 East Street in Kankakee on Oct. 28. He was arrested when officers discovered evidence of child sexual abuse material. 

Raoul’s office is prosecuting the case with Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe’s office. 

“This case underscores the strength and necessity of our law enforcement partnerships,” said Rowe. “By combining our resources and working hand-in-hand with the Illinois Attorney General’s office to seek justice for survivors, we are sending a clear, unequivocal message that child exploitation will be pursued relentlessly and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” 

The public is reminded that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Raoul’s office, with a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, runs the Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force that investigates child exploitation crimes and trains law enforcement agencies. The task force receives CyberTips, or online reports of child sexual abuse material, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Over the last several years, CyberTipline reports have steadily increased. In 2025, reports to the ICAC Task Force increased by 45% over 2024.

Illinois’ ICAC Task Force is one of 61 ICAC Task Forces throughout the country and is comprised of a network of more than 200 local, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Since 2019, the Attorney General’s ICAC Task Force has received more than 82,900 CyberTips and has been involved in more than 1,150 arrests of sexual predators. In 2025, the task force was involved in rescuing more than 30 child victims from ongoing abuse. The task force also has provided internet safety training and education to over 1 million parents, teachers, students and more than 25,000 law enforcement professionals. 

Attorney General Raoul is reminding the public that child sexual exploitation can be reported online at cybertipline.com and child abuse at dcfsonlinereporting.dcfs.illinois.gov. In addition, local child advocacy centers can be found at childrensadvocacycentersofillinois.org. 

Assistant Attorney General Clarissa Palermo is prosecuting the case for Raoul’s High Tech Crimes Bureau.