Romeoville Man Gets 108 Years in Child Sex Abuse, Porn Case

Timothy Brandt. Credit: Will County Sheriff’s Office.

A Romeoville man found guilty late last year of filming child pornography and sexually assaulting a young girl for nearly 10 years will spend at least the next six decades in prison.

Will County Judge David Carlson on Tuesday sentenced 38-year-old Timothy Brandt to 108 years in prison. He will not be eligible for parole for 66 years, the Herald-News reported. If he’s ever released, he will have to register as a sexual predator for the rest of his life.

Brandt was arrested in May 2013 on criminal child sex abuse and aggravated child pornography charges after investigators executing a search warrant at his Romeoville home found a laptop containing videos showing Brandt sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, authorities said at the time. The arrest came after a two-month investigation by the Will County High Technology Crimes Unit, Romeoville police and the Secret Service after he posted videos and photos of himself abusing the girl.

The judge reviewed evidence showing that Brandt had molested the girl since she was 4 years old, the Herald-News reported.

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