In first conviction of its kind, former Illinois child protection worker found guilty of endangerment in death of AJ Freund
CHICAGO — In what is believed to be the first successful prosecution of its kind in Illinois, a former child welfare worker was found guilty Friday of child endangerment in the beating death of 5-year-old AJ Freund in Crystal Lake, but his supervisor was found not guilty. Carlos Acosta, who was the case investigator for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, was found guilty ...