Lake County Man Faces Charges For Possessing Child Porn

LAKE COUNTY, IL — A 23-year-old man faces possession of child pornography charges following his arrest in Lake County.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into Sergio Guillen, of the 3000 block of Gabriel Avenue in Zion, after receiving a tip from an online cloud storage website that showed a device had been uploading child pornography to their platform.

Sheriff's office detectives obtained a search warrant for Guillen's home and conducted the search with the Illinois Attorney General's Office on Tuesday, police said.

During their search, detectives seized electronics, which belonged to Guillen, that contained child pornography. He has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, and additional charges are possible, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to detain Guillen while he awaits trial. At his first court appearance this morning, Guillen was ordered to be held in the Lake County Jail pending a detention, which is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.