Elburn man sentenced to 37 years in prison for sexual exploitation of nearly 100 children over social media

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 19, 2026, 10 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 10 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/elburn-man-sentenced-to-37-years-in-prison-for-sexual-exploitation-of-nearly-100-children-over-social-media/

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An Elburn man has been sentenced by a federal judge in Chicago to 37 years in prison for sexually exploiting nearly 100 children he communicated with on social media, according to a press release on Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois. Shaun Healy, 45, use...