Between February 2018 and January 2019, 31-year-old Marcus Curry of Aurora was being given a break by the state.
Convicted of a drug offense in downstate Fayette County in 2015, Currie was out on parole and living with an Aurora family.
Currie used his parole to sexually assault a child within that family. The child was younger than 13 years old.
A Kane County jury in August found Currie guilty of the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, Class X felony, 2 counts.
Yesterday, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced that Currie has been sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The sentence is seven years for each count, to be served consecutive to one another. Currie had faced a sentence of between 12 and 120 years in prison. At the sentencing hearing, Assistant State’s Attorney Tyler Cox requested 22 years in prison for Currie.
“I am proud of this child victim for her strength and persistence throughout this prosecution,” Cox stated. “I hope this sentence allows her to be in a place of safety. Thanks to the staff at the Kane County Child Advocacy Center for their work in this case.”
According to Illinois law, Currie must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence. He receives credit for 1,112 days served in the Kane County jail, where he had been held since his arrest.
In addition to the prison term, Currie must register for life as a sexual offender in accordance with the Illinois Sexual Offender Registration Act.
