Lake Co. board candidate says state’s attorney enables pedophiles
A Lake County Board candidate on Friday said State’s Attorney Michael Waller and his staff enable pedophiles to attack children.
Local prosecutors do not seek long enough prison sentences for such criminals, Democratic board hopeful Denise Rotheimer said during a news conference in Waukegan. That allows convicted sex offenders to go free and molest more children, she argued.
Rotheimer’s comments were supported at the media event by attorney Michael Jacobs, Waller’s Democratic opponent in the race for the state’s attorney job.
“When you’re not seeking maximum penalties for child sex offenders, it enables them to get back out on the street,” said Jacobs, an assistant state’s attorney in Cook County’s civil division who also serves on the Gurnee village board.
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