Crime & Safety

Police: Guardian Took Illicit Video of 13-Year-Old Girl

Investigators do not believe suspect videotaped any other young girls, sheriff says.

A 57-year-old unincorporated Lockport man faces child pornography charges after police say he videotaped a 13-year-old girl in the bathroom while she was in his care.

Rodney E. Albright was arrested Wednesday after a four-week investigation by the Will County Sheriff’s Department. He is charged with three counts of child pornography involving the filming of a subject younger than 18, three counts of possession of electronic media containing child pornography and one count of unauthorized video recording, police said.

The investigation began Jan. 26, when a 13-year-old girl notified school officials that she believed her legal guardian had filmed her while she was in the bathroom at her home the previous evening, according to police.

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“Sheriff’s detectives conducted a thorough investigation which ultimately led to the recovery of digital media evidence that clearly supported the allegations made by the 13-year-old,” the sheriff’s department said in a press release Thursday.

Albright was arrested Wednesday night after a warrant was issued. Police said he was located at the home of a relative and was taken into custody without incident.

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On Thursday, Albright remained at the Will County jail. Bond was set at $3 million.

“Mr. Albright violated the trust of this young girl in his care,” Sheriff Paul Kaupas said in a statement. “We have no evidence that he videotaped any other young girls.”


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