Respondent, age 15 and 16 at time of offenses, was found guilty of 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl whom his mother babysat. Record contains sufficient information on the individualized statutory factors; court was not required to explicitly evaluate each factor on the record. Respondent's indeterminate sentence (at 3 mos. shy of his 19th birthday) to Department of Juvenile Justice, not to exceed his 21st birthday, is not excessive. A sex offender evaluation report is not a document whose content would be expected to trigger a Krankel inquiry, and court would not be expect to search report for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. As Respondent denied committing the crime on any date, he is not prejudiced by any discrepancy in date of offense. Evidence was sufficient to establish that Respondent committed specific offenses alleged in all counts alleged in State's petition. (CATES and VAUGHAN, concurring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Juvenile Sex Offenders