ROCKFORD, IL — Winnebago County Court Judge Debra Schafer has found a 26-year-old man guilty on four counts of criminal sexual assault after a bench trial, State’s Attorney J. Hanley announced in a news release.
Deion T. Jackson, of Rockford, a day after being released from prison, was arrested in November 2024 when a man reported that one of his relatives had sexually assaulted a woman at a house in the 2100 block of Martha Avenue, the release said.
Jackson was on probation for aggravated battery involving conduct of a sexual nature at the time, according to the release.
Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 Felony punishable by four to 15 years in prison and three years to life of parole. Eighty-five percent of the sentence for each count must be served and each must be served consecutively, the release said.
Sentencing is scheduled to proceed May 26.
Jeff Kolkey writes about government, economic development and other issues for the Rockford Register Star. He can be reached via email at jkolkey@rrstar.com and on X @jeffkolkey.
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