Illinois State Trooper Charged with Distribution, Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material

Illinois State Police Trooper Charged for Allegedly Possessing, Distributing Child Porn

A state police trooper in Deerfield, Illinois, is facing child pornography charges linked to the app known as Kik. The suspect is identified as 38-year-old Illinois State Police Trooper Colin Gruenke, the Lake and McHenry County Scanner reported on Friday. “A criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said an investigation began last year after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children …

Illinois State Police trooper from Deerfield arrested on child porn charges

An Illinois State Police trooper from Deerfield who also worked as a youth hockey referee is facing federal child pornography charges.Colin Gruenke, 38, is charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.He has been placed on unpaid leave, according to a state police spokesperson who said the agency is cooperating with federal authorities and also conducting an internal investigation.According to the federal criminal complaint Grue…

Illinois State Trooper charged with distributing child pornography

DEERFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — An Illinois State Trooper, who also worked as a youth hockey referee, has been charged with distributing child pornography. Federal authorities said Colin Gruenke, 37, of Deerfield, is facing charges of distributing child pornography and possession of child pornography. A search warrant was conducted at his home on Wednesday after investigators pursued an investigation into his activities that began from a September tip …

Illinois State Police trooper, junior hockey league referee facing child porn charges: court docs

An Illinois State Police trooper faces charges of distributing and possessing child pornography, according to federal court documents filed Thursday.

Illinois State trooper charged with distribution, possession of child sex abuse material

DEERFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois State trooper has been charged in federal court for alleged distribution and possession of child sex abuse material. Colin Gruenke, 37, of Deerfield, is facing two federal counts of distributing child pornography and possessing child pornography. Federal authorities searched his home on a warrant Wednesday following a months-long investigation that spawned from a tip from the messaging app Kik last September. Gruenk…

Afternoon Briefing: State trooper arrested on child porn charges

Good afternoon, Chicago. An Illinois state trooper who also served as a youth hockey referee was arrested on child pornography charges this week while at work at the agency’s Des Plaines headquarters, authorities said. Colin Gruenke, 38, of Deerfield, was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court yesterday with one count of distribution of child pornography, court records show. Prosecutors are seeking to have Gruenke held w…