Boone County Sheriff's Office issued the following announcement on Dec. 21.
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, Boone County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Poplar Grove man on multiple child sex offenses.
Daniel Dye, 69 years old of Poplar Grove, was charged with one count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child (Class X Felony) and one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (Class 2 Felony). Dye was released from the Boone County Jail after posting a $500,000.00 (10%) bond.
The arrest of Dye came after it was reported he had sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13. Boone County Sheriff’s Detectives investigated the case along with the Anchorage (Alaska) Police Department.
The investigation continues and additional charges are possible. A class X felony is punishable by six (6) to sixty (60) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. A class 2 felony is punishable by three (3) to seven (7) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone having information on a crime or narcotic trafficking to call the Boone County Sheriff’s Office at 815-544-2144 or Crime Stoppers at 815-547-7867.
Members of the public are reminded that these are only charges and are not proof of the defendant’s guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the State’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Source: Boone County Sheriff's Office
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