Justice Sex Predator Skips Sex Offender Registration: ICE

JUSTICE, IL — A convicted sex predator failed to maintain accurate records on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, prosecutors said. Abdelhamid Abdelnabi, 51, appeared before Cook County Judge Terry Gallagher on a felony charge of failure to register.

Abdelnabi was sentenced to 78 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections following Abdelnabi's 2013 conviction for sexually abusing a 9-year-old victim. The prosecutor said that Abdelnabi is required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

According to the charges, Abdelnabi skipped his annual registration on Jan. 4. The Justice Police Department was contacted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which stated that Abdelnabi was required to register twice annually because he is not a U.S. citizen, the prosecutor said.

Abdelnabi was taken into custody March 3 by Justice police. The prosecutor said Abdelnabi admitted that he knew he had to register but had forgotten.

The assistant public defender told the judge that Abdelnabi works as a tow truck driver. Abdelnabi resides in an apartment complex at 8130 W. 84th St.in Justice, according to state records.

Bail was set at $50,000. Abdelnabi is due back in court April 1 in Bridgeview.