The safety of our children should be paramount, yet it seems that the very system designed to protect them has failed miserably. It’s unfathomable that attempted child abduction isn’t considered detainable under the SAFE-T Act. This is a blatant miscarriage of justice, and those responsible for this decision must be held to account immediately!
ICYMI: Two felons accused of luring children into a van where cops found sexual materials and a mattress were NOT detained on the charges because prosecutors and a judge wrongly believed attempted child abduction was not detainable under the SAFE-T Act.t.co/yXRbg2S3Uh
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) April 4, 2024
“CHICAGO — Two men accused of trying to lure children into a van where Cicero police allegedly found condoms, lubricant, and a mattress were not detained on the charges because prosecutors and the judge mistakenly believed attempted child abduction is not a detainable offense under Illinois’ cashless bail system.
Both men have been detained for other reasons, one for violating parole and the other for violating probation. However, if those holds are released, they will go home on electronic monitoring.
During an initial appearance at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse at 26th and California on Sunday, Assistant State’s Attorney Sarah Dale-Schmidt presented the state’s allegations against the men, Kenchi Edwards, 60, and 55-year-old Kraig McCauley.
She told Judge Susana Ortiz that McCauley stopped a van near three children playing in an alley on 18th Street in Cicero on Friday evening.”
