Prophetstown woman accused of having sex with man with intellectual disability

MORRISON – A Prophetstown woman pleaded not guilty Thursday in Whiteside County Court to sexual misconduct with a person with a disability.

According to court records and Detective Tanner Wilhelm, Autumn E. Porath, 42, had sex with a man living at a Community Integrated Living Agreement home in Sterling, here she was a staff member, sometime between Sept. 27 and Oc. 31.

The charge is punishable by two to five years in prison.

CILA homes are residential facilities for people with intellectual disabilities that are managed by various community agencies.

This home is supervised by Self Help Enterprises of Sterling, and the investigation was prompted by a tip on a hotline designed for such crimes, Wilhelm said.

Porath is free on a $10,000 recognizance bond, and has a preliminary hearing Feb. 13.