Man sentenced to 7 years for paying for sex with child in Aurora

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Eric Ziemba, 42 | Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office

An Oswego man was sentenced to 7 years in prison Friday for paying to have sex with a child in west suburban Aurora.

Eric Ziemba, 42, of the 700 block of Wilmore Drive, was sentenced by Judge Donald M. Tegeler, Jr., according to a statement from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office. He was convicted Oct. 18 on felony charges of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, traveling to meet a minor and grooming. He waived his right to a jury trial.

Ziemba traveled to a hotel in Aurora to have sex with 15-year-old girls on Dec. 2, 2014, according to the statement. When he arrived, he paid $150 to a woman he believed was the girls’ mother. He was subsequently arrested by officers from the Aurora Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations.

Ziemba must register for 10 years as a sex offender, the statement said. He will receive credit for 62 days served in the Kane County Jail.

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