Carpentersville man convicted of sexually assaulting child

Around 2005, Jesus Bermudez abused a child who was younger than 13 at the time.

A correctional officer was killed in attack at the Indiana State Prison Feb. 21, 2021. — Bermudez was found guilty of felony predatory criminal sexual assault on June 12, 2019, by Kane County Circuit Judge Donald M. Tegeler, Jr.

A Carpentersville man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child almost 15 years ago.

Jesus Bermudez, 37, was found guilty Wednesday of felony predatory criminal sexual assault of a child by Kane County Circuit Judge Donald M. Tegeler, Jr., according to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office.

Around 2005, Bermudez sexually assaulted a child he knew who was younger than 13 at the time, prosecutors said.

His next court appearance is scheduled for August 15, the state’s attorney’s office said. Bermudez faces a prison sentence of six to 30 years and must register as a sex offender for life.

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