A 36-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 49 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child over a nineteen-month period beginning in the fall of 2021.
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced today that Judge D.J. Tegeler has sentenced Ernesto Velasquez-Jimenez to 49 years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Velasquez-Jimenez was convicted in October of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a child, class X felony (3 counts) and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of a child, class 2 felony (7 counts)
According to evidence presened at trial, between the dates of October 1, 2021 and June 3, 2023, Velasquez-Jimenez sexually abused a victim who was then under the age of 13. Evidence was also presented that the defendant sexually abused the victim’s sister in DuPage County.
On counts 1-3, Velasquez-Jimenez was sentenced to 15 years each, to be served consecutively, of which he must serve at least 85 percent. On counts 4-10, Velasquez-Jimenez was sentenced to four years each, to be served concurrently to each other but consecutive to counts 1-3, of which he must serve at least 50 percent.
In addition to the prison term, Velasquez-Jimenez must register for life as a sexual offender in accordance with the Illinois Sexual Offender Registration Act.
“The Defendant’s repeated conduct will forever change the lives of the children he abused, but their bravery in coming forward will make sure it will not happen again,” Assistant State’s Attorneys Morgan Wilkinson said in a press release. “I want to thank the victim and her sister for their courage not only through the court process but all the way through to sentencing. Their victim impact letters were heard and taken into consideration in this 49 year sentence. Their voices held the Defendant accountable for his crimes and will protect any other children from being victimized by the Defendant.”
