How many on the Fugitive Apprehension Team went along? Were they assisted by cops from any other jurisdiction? She was found by "computerized records searches". Google?
Judge Condon yesterday chopped 90% off the bail that was set when she was arrested, but the paper doesn't report who set that original bail. If Abbeduto can post $1,500, she can go home.
The incidents leading to charges allegedly occurred in February 1996, when Abbeduto was 19 and the victim was 14.
Assistant State's Attorney Jeff Bora said (in court? to the reporter?) that the indictment was filed in a timely manner and within the statute of limitations, which ran until a year after the victim became 18.
If the victim was 14 in 1996, then she was 18 in 2000, and the statute would have expired in 2001. Since the warrant was issued in 1996, I am still trying to figure out what the comment about the statute of limitations has to do with anything.
Questions still remain in my mind:
- Is the victim still in the area?
- Is the victim still alive?
- Is the victim willing to testify?
- Is any other evidence still available and usable?
- Are any witnesses still available?
And the big question -
How many more warrants are there that are 10, 11, 12, 13 (or more) years old that are gathering dust at the McHenry County Sheriff's Department?
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