EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) — The arrest of a Schaumburg man marks the 20th time the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office has snared a person who was allegedly attempting to entice a minor for sex.
According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Brian D. Rafferty, 41, was arrested on Monday, April 13, after he drove to Germantown Hills to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old girl.
Instead, he met members of the department’s Predator Apprehension Team and was taken into custody without incident.
The sheriff’s office used the post to remind residents that their operations to ensnare would-be online predators were “thoroughly planned in advance and executed by minimizing all risk to the public.
“Generally, these individuals are not from within Woodford County and we are doing everything we can to keep the citizens of our county safe,” the post said.
Then, the post tried to send a warning.
“We would like to add a reminder to these predators trying to prey on teenage children. If you prey on our children, we will make you this promise: You will be arrested, we will seize your vehicle and we will not only find you temporary housing in our county jail but will work to get you permanent housing within the Illinois Department of Corrections Facilities,” the post ended.
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