An Antioch man has pleaded guilty to federal sex charges for enticing underage girls from Wisconsin to engage in sex acts with him at his Lake County home. Casey Ireland, 36, of Antioch, pleaded guilty to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and one count of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, according to a statement issued Monday by the U. Ireland faces a sentencing range of 10 years to life in prison on each count at a sentencing hearing scheduled before a U.
District judge June 24 in Chicago. The statement, issued by U. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. According to the release, Ireland admitted in a plea agreement that in the spring of , he had sex with two year-old girls from Wisconsin, and that he began communicating with the girls through online messaging apps. On May 18, , and June 1, , Ireland drove to Wisconsin to pick up the first victim at her high school, and then drove her back to his home in Antioch to engage in sex acts, the plea agreement states.
On May 31, , Ireland arranged to pick up the second victim at a park near her home in Wisconsin, and then drove her to his home to engage in sex acts, according to the agreement. During subsequent messages, Ireland and law enforcement officers, posing as the victim, arranged for Ireland to pick up the victim at the same park near her home to engage in another sexual encounter, authorities said.
The statement added that those who believe they are a victim of sexual exploitation are encouraged to call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at , or log on to www. By Jim Newton. More in Lake County News-Sun.
