Juan Martinez Jr. As part of his sentence on the Class 3 felony, Martinez must register as a sex offender for the next decade. Martinez began trading text messages with the girl over his cellular telephone in early May of On the night of May 9, , a week after the two began communicating via text message, Martinez met the girl in front of her Naperville house and then drove her to an industrial park where they had sex in the back seat of his car.
Martinez admitted he had sex with the victim. But he testified during the trial that the victim lied about her age and told him she was The victim testified she first told Martinez she was 15, which still is under the age of consent.
She testified she finally told Martinez she was 14 after their sexual encounter. The jury acquitted Martinez on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Those two charges alleged Martinez knowingly had sex with a minor under the age of But jurors convicted him on the solicitation charge based upon sexually charged text messages he exchanged with the girl after she had acknowledged her true age.
The two women, who were 19 at the time, reported the allegations to Downers Grove police, but charges were never filed. Will County Associate Judge Robert Livas was troubled that Martinez did not acknowledge the victim in this case when the defendant addressed the court during the sentencing hearing.
Glasgow praised Connor and DeBell for presenting evidence clearly and securing a felony conviction and a prison sentence. He also credited Detective Wistocki for conducting an aggressive investigation that brought Martinez to justice.
