Algonquin man, 50, charged with 45 counts of child pornography

An Algonquin man was charged with 45 counts of child pornography Thursday and taken into custody at the McHenry County jail on a $500,000 bond, according to documents filed in the county courthouse and jail log.

Scott Krueger, 50, of the 300 block of Country Lane, was charged with 17 counts of reproducing or distributing child pornography of children younger than 13, Class X felonies. He also was charged with reproducing or distributing child pornography of children younger than 18, possession of child pornography of children younger than 13, and possession of child pornography of children younger than 18, according to the criminal complaint.

A conviction on a Class X felony can carry a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. If convicted on the Class X felonies, he could face consecutive sentencing.

The charges come after the Algonquin Police Department executed a search warrant Wednesday in the 300 block of Country Lane, where Krueger’s home is located, and with the assistance of the FBI, Illinois State Police and Lake County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Krueger, the department said in a news release Friday.

He is accused of possessing photographs, video tapes and images on a computer depicting child pornography of children he knew or “reasonably should have known” to be younger than the ages of 13 and 18 on various dates in 2020 and 2021, according to the complaint.

“There is no indication that the images related to this investigation depict acts or involved children residing within the village of Algonquin,” the Algonquin Police Department said in the release.

The investigation was started after multiple cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the release.

As of late Thursday, Krueger did not have an attorney listed in his case. He is due in court for a bond hearing Tuesday.

To be released from the county jail, he must post $50,000, or 10% of his bond.