Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Child, Ordered Held Without Bail

ALGONQUIN, IL — An Algonquin man accused of grooming and sexually abusing a child has been ordered detained pending trial, according to the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office.

Victor Hugo Agaton-Mora, 29, faces six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony; one count of indecent solicitation of a child, a Class 3 felony; one count of child luring, a Class 4 felony; two counts of grooming, Class 4 felonies; and two counts of distributing harmful material to a minor, Class A misdemeanors.

Agaton-Mora appeared in court Thursday for an initial appearance and detention hearing where Judge Cynthia D. Lamb granted prosecutors' petition to deny him pretrial release.

According to evidence presented at the hearing, the Algonquin Police Department began investigating in early July after receiving a report that a child had allegedly been sexually abused by Agaton-Mora. During a forensic interview, the child told investigators they had communicated with Agaton-Mora through Snapchat and TextNow, prosecutors said.

Detectives obtained search warrants for Agaton-Mora's accounts on both platforms. Investigators allegedly found extensive sexually explicit text messages and telephone communications between Agaton-Mora and the child, according to the State's Attorney's Office.

The investigation allegedly determined that the communications led to Agaton-Mora meeting with the child and engaging in sexual conduct on multiple occasions in June, prosecutors said.

Agaton-Mora's next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 3 in Courtroom 304.