50-year-old David Krawczyk of Aurora “purposefully and repeatedly groomed” a pre-teen girl that he knew over an 18-month period in 2016-2107. He will now likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Last week, a Kane County jury found Krawczyk guilty of 8 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony.
Between January 2016 and June 2017, Krawczyk sexually assaulted the victim, who was younger than 13 years old at the time.
“This defendant betrayed this survivor and her family,” Kane County Assistant State’s Attorneys Lori Schmidt said in a statement. “He purposefully and repeatedly groomed her with sexually abusive behavior while convincing her and others that his criminal conduct was completely normal. She eventually came to realize her abuser’s true intentions, which led to the criminal charges against him. My thanks to Investigator Beth Mullarkey and victim advocate Julie Pohlman of the Kane County Child Advocacy Center, Desiree Avitia and Deputy Andrew Schwab from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, and Phil Wessel and Forrest the service dog from Kane County Court Services.”
Kane County Judge David R. Kliment set Krawczyk’s next court appearance for 1:30 p.m. May 18, 2022, in Courtroom 305 at the Kane County Judicial Center for motions and sentencing. Krawczyk faces a minimum sentence of 48 years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
In addition to the prison term, Krawczyk must register for life as a sexual offender in accordance with the Illinois Sexual Offender Registration Act.
Krawczyk remains in custody at the Kane County jail, where he has been held in lieu of $250,000 bail. Judge Kliment revoked bond upon conviction.
The Kane County Child Advocacy Center conducted the investigation.
ASA Schmidt said:
“This defendant betrayed this survivor and her family. He purposefully and repeatedly groomed her with sexually abusive behavior while convincing her and others that his criminal conduct was completely normal. She eventually came to realize her abuser’s true intentions, which led to the criminal charges against him. My thanks to Investigator Beth Mullarkey and victim advocate Julie Pohlman of the Kane County Child Advocacy Center, Desiree Avitia and Deputy Andrew Schwab from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, and Phil Wessel and Forrest the service dog from Kane County Court Services.”
