Boone County Sheriff’s office makes sexual assault arrest

POPLAR GROVE – On Thursday Oct. 1, Boone County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Poplar Grove man on multiple counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child
Brian E Chrisman, 51, of Poplar Grove, was charged with five counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child under 13-years-of-age (Class X Felony). Chrisman, remains in the custody of the Boone County Jail with a $500,000.00 (10 percent) bond. A Class X Felony is punishable by six to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The arrest of Chrisman by the Boone County Sheriff’s Detectives came after it was reported he had sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13. The alleged abuse is believed to have occurred over the past six years. This investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone having information on a Crime or Narcotic Trafficking to call (815) 544-2144 or Boone County Crime Stoppers at
(815) 544-7867.
Members of the public are reminded that these are only charges and are not proof of the defendant’s guilt.
Every defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the State’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.