Joliet Man Faces 7 Child Pornography Charges, Will County Sheriff's Detective Obtains Arrest Warrant

JOLIET, IL — The Will County Sheriff's Office has arrested 24-year-old Joliet resident Charles Caples, who faces an arrest warrant in connection with seven crimes of child pornography. Detective Nick Binnendyk submitted Thursday's criminal complaint at the Will County Courthouse. Court.

The first child pornography charge accuses Caples of disseminating a digital video depicting a child or children that Caples knew or reasonably should have known to be under the age of 13, engaged in sexual penetration or sexual conduct. That crime happened on May 11, 2024, the complaint outlined.

Some of the other charges accuse Caples of knowingly possessing a digital video, classified as a telegram-cloud document, on Dec. 18, 2025, and that the video showed an adult man engaged in a sexual penetration or sexual conduct with a child.

The Will County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook that "this investigation began a year ago, on January 30, 2025, when detectives received a cybertip that was reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, regarding a Snapchat message on 01/03/2025.

"Throughout this yearlong investigation, detectives obtained numerous search warrants and subpoenas regarding this case. On 12/18/2025, detectives obtained a search warrant for Caples’ home and seized several electronic devices. A forensic review found several videos and images of child sexual abuse material on those devices."

The sheriff's said he was captured on Friday morning at his Joliet home.

“This was a thorough investigation and the culmination of good police work,” said Undersheriff Dan Jungles announced. “Just another fine example of the work that our dedicated detectives do in these Internet Crimes Against Children cases.”

Will County Judge Art Smigielski signed off on Thursday's arrest warrant for the Will County Sheriff's Office. The jail log indicates that Caples resides in the 1200 block of Gage Court.

The warrant from Judge Smigielski indicates that upon the defendant's capture, Caples will be held without release and brought before the court for pretrial detention or conditions of release hearing. A court hearing for Caples is set for next Monday, Feb. 9.