HOOPESTON, IL (Chambana Today) – A Hoopeston man has been arrested for Possession and Dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material. The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 agents arrested 24-year-old Connor S. Gilonske of Hoopeston.
After receiving a cyber tip, ISP agents began an investigation into the possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse material by Gilonske. On November 7, ISP agents located and arrested Gilonske in Danville. A residential search warrant was then executed at his residence in Hoopeston. He is being held at the Vermilion County Public Safety Building pending his first court appearance.
This ongoing investigation is a collaborative effort between the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Office, the Danville Police Department, the Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s Office, and ISP.
If you have tips about any crime committed, please contact Crime Stoppers of Vermilion County at 217-446-TIPS. Anonymous tips of child sexual abuse material can also be reported through the NCMEC CyberTipline at www.cybertipline.com.