Updated: Sheriff's Deputy Charged with Sex Crime

A Lake County Sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave after being charged May 10 with solicitation of a sexual act and obstructing justice, according to a press release.

Deputy Eric Francke, 33, has been a deputy with the sheriff's office since Sept. 2008. He is currently assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Mundelein Police Department on April 11 of an on-going criminal investigation involving Francke, who was initially placed on administrative leave with pay.

As of Monday, Francke was not receiving pay.

Francke is free after posting 10 percent of a $10,000 bond.

Update:

Police believe Francke, of Antioch, was a customer of two Chicago men who were forcing a woman to work as a prostitute, reported the Daily Herald.

The men, who were charged with human trafficking/involuntary servitude, promoting prostitution and money laundering, were stopped while driving  through Mundelein with the woman on April 3 after a police officer noticed their headlights were off, according to the Daily Herald.

Police learned the men were driving the woman, who was not charged, to Antioch to force her to have sex, reported the Lake County News-Sun.