Chicago-a man in the suburbs who once worked as a security patrol officer in the streets of Boystown, although he was a convicted criminal, will soon be sentenced to at least 81 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy who he met each other Online.
CWBCHICAGO reported for the first time about Ronald Lye’s security work in 2015. Almost five years later, in May 2020, the prosecutors of Kane County made him with the charges of the criminal attacks.
Officials said that Lye repeatedly met the boy for five weeks in April and May 2020, driving to the teenager’s house and brought him to Lye’s house in Aurora. He contacted the boy and knew that the victim was 13, prosecutors claim.
In May 2020, shortly after CWBCHICAGO published a story about the accusations of sexual violence, Lye sent a long e-mail through our website in which he accused the 13-year-old boy of ‘lying … while on a[n] Dating website for adults for which you must be 18. “
“He stuck contact with me, not me for him, he has an ID who shows him as a legal age and orders adult products, etc. with that ID and there is proof of that will come to court !!” Lye was on. “As far as everything we may have done, it was 100% consensual, nothing was forced, no abuse at all and he also admitted to the proof of such that ordered news article withdrawn into the court of the court.”
Lye continued: “This person with whom I was is adult, manipulative [and] Charming and he has been to several people, not just me and lying [sic] About his age, etc., there is proof of that and will come to court, but unfortunately because he is a minor, they have blamed me. “
“He is very sexually active/experienced and he remained with his intrusive manipulations, credible charm and lies during my week, depressing state of state of mind of social isolation/remote lack/lack of work,” Lye said.
None of those arguments then kept water last month, after years of maneuvering before the trial, Lye laid his destiny in the hands of Kane County Judge David Kliment.
At the end of the banking process, Kliment Lye was guilty of 13 counts of criminal sexual abuse, 13 counts of the production of child pornography and 19 counts of ownership of child pornography, according to the law firm of the Kane County State.
It is expected that Kliment will handle the punishment of Lye, which will be at least 81 years old on 28 February, according to the office of the State lawyers.
Fake Police conviction
The Northalsted Business Alliance in 2015 said that it “revised his recruitment process” when CWBchicago revealed that Lye was not authorized to work as a guard after being accused of taking people’s money while he presented himself as a police officer in Kane County in 1999.
Lye argued guilty of doing himself as a police officer and illegal use of flashy blue lights in the case. Other charges, including armed robbery and armed violence, were withdrawn according to his former lawyer.
Lye and a colleague would have taken money from victims they encountered while posing as a police, while they were actually guards for an suburbs motel.
One of the alleged victims of Lye was a minor man from the state who was caught drinking. The Beacon NewsWith reference to police reports, the victim said was fascinated and was told that he would be released in exchange for $ 100. An adult accused by the police officer of buying the 20-year-old beer also paid a “fine” The newspaper reported to the guards.
After the CWBchicago report, Lye asked the state to re -issue his permit to work as an unarmed guard. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation agreed to give Lye a probationary permit the following year. Lye then returned to the Halsted Street Patrol operation.
