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Closing arguments will be heard Oct. 13, as well as a decision rendered, in the bench trial of two former Illinois Children and Family Services charged with mishandling the case involving AJ Freund. The 5-year old Crystal Lake boy was killed through abuse by his mother and father in April 2019. A judicial order was
A trial will resume on October 13 for the two former DCFS workers accused of mishandling abuse investigations of AJ Freund leading up to the Crystal Lake boy's murder.
A Crystal Lake police officer broke into tears Monday as she spoke of her disbelief when a specialist from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services allowed a bruised 5-year-old boy to leave the police station with his mother.