Tilden, Ill., man pleads guilty to sexual abuse charges involving minors

Tilden, Ill., man pleads guilty to sexual abuse charges involving minors

CHESTER, Ill. – A Tilden, Illinois, man will spend the remainder of his life in state prison after pleading guilty in a child sexual abuse case. Clyde J. Thibodeaux, 67, appeared in Randolph County Circuit Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Each charge carries a 60-year sentence. Thibodeaux was ordered to serve each sentence consecutively – a combined 180 years. Several homes …