Former Oswego Probation Officer Sentenced For Sexual Misconduct

OSWEGO, IL—A former DuPage County Probation Officer has been sentenced to one year of periodic imprisonment following his inappropriate sexual contact with a female probationer, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin.

Christian Nunez, 34, of Oswego, appeared in court Friday morning where Judge John Kinsella handed down the sentence.

“Without a care or consideration given to his victim, Mr. Nunez took advantage of his position of authority over her to satisfy his sexual desires,” Berlin said. “He violated the oath he took to his position and breached the public trust in the most despicable manner and for that he will be held accountable."

On June 6, 2019, Nunez entered a guilty plea to one count of official misconduct and one count of custodial sexual misconduct—both felonies.

According to investigators, Nunez had served as the victim’s probation officer since her release from the county jail in May 2017. During her probation, Nunez began contacting the victim from his personal cellular telephone.

On several occasions, authorities said that Nunez sent naked photographs of himself to the woman and requested that she send naked photos and videos of herself.

On March 11, 2018, investigators said that Nunez went to the woman’s home and instructed her to perform oral sex on him, which she did. Following the encounter, they said that the woman alerted the Lombard Police Department who opened an investigation into the matter.

"I would like to stress that Mr. Nunez’s actions are in no way indicative of the outstanding work done by our probation department employees day in and day out," Berlin said. "I would like to thank the Lombard Police Department for their excellent work which allowed us to prepare a strong case against Mr. Nunez. I would also like to thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Ken Tatarelis and Lee Roupas for their work on this case.”

Under Illinois law, a sentence of periodic imprisonment allows people, such as Nunez, convicted of non-violent crimes, to remain gainfully employed while still serving time for his criminal wrongdoing.

Following Nunez's release, he will be required to register as a sex offender for ten years. He must also serve thirty month of probation and be required to undergo sex offender counseling as deemed necessary by the probation department.