Will County Sheriff's Office employee facing more charges, pled not guilty to child sex assault

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A Will County Sheriff's Office correctional officer is now facing more child sex abuse charges after he was taken into custody by Homeland Security last month.

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Daniel T. Herod, 41, has been employed with the sheriff's office since May of 2010, most recently as a deputy correctional officer at the Will County Adult Detention Facility, the sheriff's office said.

Will County court records show a case was opened for Herod Friday on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 and criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18, dating back to 2021. He has pleaded not guilty to the sexual assault charges.

A grand jury has now indicted Herod on a charge of possessing child sex abuse material.

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He is expected back in court next month.

No further information was immediately available.