Romeoville Man Tried To Pay For Sex With Child

KANE COUNTY, IL — A Romeoville man arrested as part of a 2015 child sex sting in Aurora faces six to 30 years in prison after a Kane County judge found him guilty of trying to pay for sex with a juvenile. Anthone J. Caradine, 29, was found guilty after waiving his right to a jury trial.

On Tuesday, Associate Judge Linda S. Abrahamson convicted Caradine of of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, traveling to meet a minor, grooming and solicitation of a sexual act.

Kane County First Assistant State’s Attorney Jody Gleason and Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Christine Bayer said Caradine drove to an Aurora motel on March 27, 2015, to meet with a person he believed was the mother of two underage girls. He confirmed with the person that he wanted sexual favors from a minor girl in exchange for $150. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Instead of meeting with an underage victim, Caradine was arrested by officers from Homeland Security Investigations and the Aurora Police Department.

Caradine was one of seven people charged in connection with the 2015 undercover sex sting in Aurora. He was arrested along with a Lisle resident, 30-year-old William Shyu, as well as another man and four women. Shyu was convicted in 2016 and sentenced to seven years in prison.

Caradine is scheduled to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Caradine had been free on $4,000 bond but is back in custody at the Kane County Jail after Abrahamson revoked his bond.

“Human trafficking – child sex exploitation – is unconscionable but prevalent, even in Kane County," State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said in a statement. "Our office has prosecuted many of these cases in recent years. Law enforcement at all levels is committed to wiping out child exploitation, targeting both the supply and the demand. Individuals who seek to have sex with children will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Photo: Anthone J. Caradine/Kane County State's Attorney's Office