Crystal Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Child

Benjamin D. Maddox, 27, of Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 11, to one count of sexual exploitation of a child, and was sentenced by McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather to serve 18 months in prison, the Northwest Herald reports. 

Maddox admitted to exposing himself in front of  a child on July 19. He was arrested by Crystal Lake Police in August. Following his prison sentence, Maddox will be on parole for one year and must register as a sex offender with the state, according to the Herald.