Former DCFS supervisor in AJ Freund case makes court appearance Andrew Polovin Updated 4/28/2021 6:45 PM One of the former child welfare workers who oversaw a 2018 investigation into the family of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund appeared in court Wednesday morning. Former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services supervisor Andrew Polovin, 48, of Island Lake made a brief appearance at the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock, where his case was continued to June 2.
Polovin and another former DCFS worker, Carlos Acosta, a Woodstock resident who also serves on the McHenry County Board, were arrested in September. Both were charged with child endangerment and reckless conduct on the basis that they allowed AJ to be placed in circumstances that threatened his life and health. Each of the men has pleaded not guilty to all counts.