Child Porn Charge After Police Raid Home Of New Lenox Man, 45

NEW LENOX, IL — A New Lenox man has been charged with child pornography after a months-long investigation stemming from a tip in late-2023.

Police began investigating Timothy Mol, 45, after receiving a lead that a New Lenox man was downloading child pornography through a mobile application. Police identified Mol as the suspect, and obtained a search warrant for his home.

On Wednesday, New Lenox police, the Department of Homeland Security and the Cook County Sheriff's police descended on the man's home in the 800 block of Southgate Road.

Investigators took possession of Mol’s electronic devices, which officials say contained evidence of the crime. Investigators also discovered a hidden camera inside a bathroom of his home and unlawful recordings of other family members from that camera, according to police.

Mol was taken into custody and subsequently charged with one count of child pornography and one count of unauthorized video recording. The investigation is ongoing and further charges may be pending, police said.

Mol was transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility pending a pre-trial detention hearing that is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22.