$30,000 bond set in Streator child porn case

A Streator man was ordered held Friday on $30,000 bond for downloading two “lewd exhibition” videos, prosecutors said.

Jacob T. Jaszemski, 34, could face up to 14 years in prison if convicted of two counts of child pornography, a Class 2 felony carrying three to seven years, as the two counts would have to be served back-to-back. He was arrested Thursday by La Salle County Sheriff’s Office.

During a Friday bond hearing in La Salle County Circuit Court, prosecutor Greg Sticka said Jaszemski, interrogated following the execution of a search warrant, acknowledged to police he had downloaded the prohibited content and an online dropbox containing the material was his.

La Salle County Judge Michael C. Jansz ordered Jaszemski, who needs to post $3,000 to be released from La Salle County Jail, to return to court Aug. 4 for possible arraignment.

Jaszemski was charged by the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division, with the assistance of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office High Tech Crimes Bureau, La Salle County State’s Attorney’s Office and Streator Police Department after an investigation into child exploitation and pornography, according to the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office in a news release.

More charges may be filed at a later time as the investigation continues, authorities said in the release.