McHenry man charged with possessing images of child sex abuse while on probation for child sex abuse
Robert Nolan was required to be on the sex offender registry from previous guilty plea
A McHenry registered sex offender, who has been on probation since last year for child sexual abuse, now is accused of disseminating 42 “significantly disturbing” videos depicting children – including babies – being sexually assaulted, authorities said.
Nolan made his initial court appearance Thursday, where prosecutors argued for his pretrial detention. Assistant State’s Attorney Maria Marek said Nolan is dangerous to all children and there are no conditions to ensure he will not search for more images of children being sexually abused. She said such an offense is not “a victimless crime” and “these are crimes of violence.”
Marek also read graphic messages allegedly exchanged between Nolan and another person online detailing the type of images of children being sexually assaulted they prefer.
“If released, he will attempt to seek out child pornography again ... and we will be right back here,” Marek said adding that monitoring software applied to his devices would not prevent him from doing so.
In October, Nolan was sentenced to four years of sex offender probation after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sex abuse of a child younger than 13, court records show. The 42 images he is accused of possessing and sharing were on his computer and shared from his Kik account on June 20, 2024, while the other case was pending, Marek said.
Assistant Public Defender David Giesinger argued for Nolan’s release, saying Nolan lives with his parents, works a night shift in a warehouse and that the allegations did not indicate a “sophisticated” operation that could easily hide searches for the material. Giesinger said Nolan could be released with monitoring software added to all electronics in his home, including his parents’, that would keep him from searching for the material.
Giesinger also said Nolan was never accused of approaching any children or creating the videos, and there are no children who live in his parents’ home. The attorney also said that since being on probation, he has not violated the sex offender registry and these charges “predate” that conviction.
Altman described the images as “significantly disturbing,” saying the same about the graphic conversations Nolan is accused of having online.
“It shows the nature of his thoughts of children, just the manner in which he feels they are something to be used for his pleasure or the pleasure of others,” Altman said.
But the judge also noted that since being on probation, there is no evidence Nolan has had any violations, and the charges are a year old, predating the probation. Altman released Nolan pretrial with conditions saying the state did not prove that there are no conditions to keep him from possessing or sharing such images. Conditions he must follow including no contact with any minors and no use of the internet, and electronic monitoring will be placed on all electronics.
Nolan was arrested at his home Wednesday by McHenry police, according to a news release. Authorities said they found multiple short videos in his possession that depicted adults sexually abusing children who are described in court records as babies or infants.
The arrest followed a tip received from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that a McHenry resident had downloaded the offending materials, leading to an investigation by McHenry police and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, police said.
Project Safe Childhood: 24 Years for Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking in Rapid City
{KXLG – South Dakota} A Niles, Illinois, man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for sex trafficking and money laundering offenses committed in and around Rapid City. Daniel J. Kubica, also known as “Danny Haddreck,” 41, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on May 30, 2025.
In addition to the prison term, Kubica will serve five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $400 in special assessments to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Kubica was indicted in March 2023 and pleaded guilty to three counts of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion and one count of Money Laundering on February 28, 2025.
Beginning no later than April 2021, Kubica orchestrated and maintained an illegal sex trafficking operation involving multiple women in the Rapid City area. He recruited women for sex acts in exchange for money, which he reportedly used to support his fentanyl addiction. Kubica employed various methods of coercion and force, including physical and sexual assaults. He threatened further assault if women attempted to leave the trafficking ring. In one instance, he provided money, drugs, and alcohol to a victim, knowing she was addicted, to keep her engaged in trafficking. He also reportedly strangled and threatened to kill a victim and her 14-year-old sister, and sexually assaulted another woman to compel her continued involvement.
From January 2022 to October 2023, Kubica utilized the CashApp platform for financial transactions related to his illicit operation, receiving payments from individuals purchasing sex or directly from the victims themselves.
This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse. The project, led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, coordinates federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children and to identify and rescue victims. Further information on Project Safe Childhood is available at https://www.justice.gov/psc.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Homeland Security Investigations, the Box Elder Police Department, the Rapid City Police Department, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Knox prosecuted the case.
Kubica has been remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Pa. man sentenced in child sex abuse case involving Jehovah’s Witnesses
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a disabled child, yet another case springing from a grand jury investigation of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations in the state.
Shaun Sheffer, 47, of Butler County, was sentenced to serve between 14 and 34 years in prison for assaulting the pre-teen beginning when the victim was 7 years old, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a statement.
“For years, this defendant betrayed the trust of the victim, taking advantage of their age and mental disability in order to sexually assault a child,” Sunday said. “The courage of this brave survivor to come forward and the tenacity of our investigators and prosecutors means this defendant will pay for his despicable crimes.”
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