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Rockford man sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Winnebago County Judge Debra Schafer sentenced Stephen Croom, 45, to a total of 36 years for three counts of sexual assault.

Croom sexually assaulted a woman from Wisconsin after she felt dizzy and laid down while she was at his home.

The victim identified Croom from a photo. DNA was collected after the incident and was the same as Croom’s.

Croom was sentenced to 12 years on each count, which will be served consecutively.

Man sentenced to 3 years for sexually abusing a teen in Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Judge Scott Paccagini has sentenced Jarrid Maynard, 26, to serve 3 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for sexually assaulting a teen. Maynard was found guilty on one count of aggravated sexual assault of the victim on May 23, 2025. Maynard sexually assaulted the 16-year-old…

July 16, 2025

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Rockford man sentenced to 210 years for sexually abusing girl

A Rockford man has been sentenced to 210 years in prison after sexually abusing a girl for years, starting when she was 10 years old.

January 14, 2026

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Wisconsin man sentenced to 14 years for raping a woman at Patriots Gateway

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Turhane Henderson, 27, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of criminal sexual assault. In February 2023, Rockford Sensitive Crime Detectives investigated reports that a victim was raped in the parking lot of Patriots Gateway Center in the 600 block…

May 23, 2025

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