MOMENCE, IL (Chambana Today) — Illinois State Police (ISP)’s Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 Special Agents arrested Timothy M. Kleinert, a 34-year-old Momence man, for Unlawful Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material, a Class 2 Felony, Dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material Depicting Victims Under 13, a Class X Felony, and Dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material – Video Depiction, a Class X Felony.
A mugshot of Kleinert can be seen below.
In October of last year, ISP Special Agents received an online tip and began an extensive investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse materials in Kankakee County. Agents identified Kleinert as the suspect, and on March 25, 2026, officers executed a search warrant at his residence in the 100 block of Maple Street in Momence and collected electronic evidence.
Kleinert was arrested on scene. ISP presented their case to the Kankakee County Attorney’s Office, who approved the aforementioned charges. Kleinert was held at the Kankakee County Jerome Combs Detention Centr pending his first court appearance.