Pastor Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Abuse In North Aurora

NORTH AURORA, IL — An Aurora man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child while he was a pastor at a church in North Aurora. Ralphael J. Robinson, 41, of the 1700 block of Felten Road, was arrested in 2016 for child sex abuse of a victim at Kingdom Church, in the 100 block of South Lincolnway, North Aurora.

According to the Kane County State's Attorney's Office, Robinson was already a registered sex offender when he sexually abused the child in 2016. Kane County Assistant State's Attorney Debra Bree called the abuse an "appalling violation of a child’s trust. "

Robinson was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty. He will receive credit for the nearly 900 days he has served in Kane County Jail since his arrest.

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