From the State’s Attorney:
SCOTT KRUEGER SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DISSEMINATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on July 25, 2025, Scott Krueger, 52, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of Dissemination of Child Pornography, a Class X felony.
The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Judge Tiffany Davis after Krueger entered a negotiated plea of guilty.
The Algonquin Police Department began investigating Krueger in May of 2020 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) forwarded a tip they had received regarding a KIK social messaging account sharing images of child pornography.
Through an investigation spanning from May of 2020 through July of 2023, Detective Skrodzki worked diligently to connect the NCMEC tips to Kruger.
Once apprehended, detectives located twenty-five images of child pornography that Krueger sent to various KIK users.
The investigation revealed that Krueger also possessed over seventy-five photos and images of child pornography on his personal devices.
Upon his release from the Illinois Department of Corrections, Krueger will be placed on Mandatory Supervised Release for a period of between 3 years to natural life.
As part of his sentence, Krueger will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his natural life.
State’s Attorney Freese thanks the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Algonquin Police Department, and Detective Skrodzki for their thorough investigation and assistance in prosecuting this case.
“Exploiting children online will not be without consequences.
“We remain committed to working with all our law enforcement agencies to identify and hold accountable all those that engage in this predatory behavior,” Freese said.
This case was successfully prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Justin Neubauer.
