* Daily Herald…
The elected Crystal Lake city clerk, who has been charged with grooming and possessing images depicting child sexual abuse, made his initial court appearance Thursday, when a judge ordered he be released from county jail pretrial with conditions while awaiting trial.
The hearing also provided some of the first details of the allegations against Nicholas Kachiroubas, 45, who was arrested Tuesday after authorities from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division served a search warrant, according to a news release.
Kachiroubas, who appeared in orange jail-issued clothing, is charged with possessing images of children being sexually abused, a Class 2 felony, and grooming, Judge Carl Metz said at the hearing. […]
Miller said Kachiroubas also possessed a nude photo of a child who was about 7 or 8 years old and that, when police asked Kachiroubas if he thought it was wrong for him to possess such a photo, he allegedly responded: “I guess I didn’t think I was doing anything (wrong).” […]
Kachiroubas is listed on DePaul’s website as an associate professor in the university’s School of Public Service. He also sits on the Illinois Community College Board, and has been the city clerk in Crystal Lake since 2009, having been elected in 2021 to his fourth term.
I’m told by the Illinois Community College Board and the governor’s office that the governor is removing Kachiroubas from the ICCB and we should see a formal announcement later today.
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