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Bond set for Villa Park woman charged with sexual abuse of teen boys
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Ardmore students support ‘Cards for the Troops’
Pictured are two students each representing 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade class at Ardmore School in Addison. Justin Roman, the DJ from radio station US99’s morning show, is pictured in the back. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, Roman visited the school to pick up the more than 600 holiday cards that had been created by the students to support US99’s Stylz & Roman’s 10,000 for the Troops holiday card project. The radio hosts set a goal of collecting 10,000 cards to send to American service men and women who are stationed overseas.
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On Wednesday, Dec. 5, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Mike Lay announced that bond had been set for a Villa Park woman accused of sexually abusing two young boys age 14 and 16. Stefanie Litton, 35, appeared at a Bond Hearing this morning where Judge George Bakalis set bond at $100,000 with 10% to apply. Litton has been charged with four counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse, a Class 2 Felony. It is alleged that Litton met her victims at an underage drinking party she hosted at her home. It is alleged that she sexually abused one of her victims from December 2017, through February 2018, and that she sexually abused the second victim from January 2018 through July 2018. It is further alleged that the sexual abuse took place on multiple occasions in Litton’s vehicle. The Villa Park Police Department received an anonymous tip about the alleged abuse and began an investigation into the matter resulting in last week’s charges. “It is alleged that this defendant preyed on two young boys simply to satisfy her own sick sexual desires,” Berlin said. “These allegations are extremely disturbing and, if found guilty, could land the defendant behind bars for a significant amount of time. I would like to thank the Villa Park Police Department for their work on this case.” “I would like to thank members of the Villa Park Police Department’s Detective Division,” Lay said. “Working shoulder to shoulder with the DuPage County Children’s Center and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office we were able to identify and charge this alleged sexual predator.” Litton’s next court appearance is scheduled for January 2, 2019 for arraignment in front of Judge Jeffrey MacKay. Members of the public are reminded that this complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendant’s guilt.
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