Elgin man convicted of sexual assault of child

Ernesto Velasquez Jimenez

An Elgin man faces a minimum of 21 years in prison after being convicted of predatory sexual assault of a child.

A jury convicted Ernesto Velasquez-Jimenez on Oct. 8 of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.

Velasquez-Jimenez, 35, is awaiting sentencing in the Kane County Jail.

The indictment alleged that between October 1, 2021 and June 3, 2023, he touched the victim, who was under the age of 13, under and over her clothing. Prosecutors presented evidence that he also abused the victim’s sister, according to a news release from the Kane County District Attorney’s Office.

Velasquez-Jimenez must register as a sex offender for life.

His next court date is December 13th.