Child Victims Help Send Aurora Men To Prison For Sex Assault

AURORA, IL—Two Aurora men have been sentenced to prison following their convictions for sexually assaulting a child.

Prosecutors credited the child victims, who had the foresight to tell a trusted adult about the abuse they had endured.

“Child predators are stopped when responsible adults listen, hear the disclosure and take action,” said Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Schmidt.

That’s what happened in both of these cases.

Prosecutors said one victim told an adult that she had been abused by Oscar Rojas, 44, 1-99 block of Jackson Place, Aurora. The adult made a police report, opening the case against Rojas.

“The victim/survivor showed tremendous courage coming forward and disclosing years of abuse,” Schmidt said. “We hope other victims of sexual abuse know that if they come forward and tell their story, we will listen and act.”

Prosecutors said that on several occasions between 2007 and 2019 Rojas sexually assaulted the victim, who was under the age of 13 at the time.

He pleaded guilty to criminal sexual assault in exchange for a sentence of 18 years in prison.

According to the law, Rojas must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence and register as a sex offender for life.

In a second instance, Jose Baron, 53, 1000 block of Second Avenue, Aurora, was convicted of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sex abuse after his victim came forward.

He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and must also register as a sex offender.

Baron waived his right to a jury trial and was found guilty by Judge Alice Tracy of sexually assaulting the child between 2015 and 2018.

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser applauded the child who helped put the predator behind bars.

“I’m proud of this survivor for having the courage to disclose the sexual abuse committed over many years, and for having the strength and will to face him and testify against him in open court,” Mosser said.

She also thanked the Kane County Child Advocacy Center staff for their work in prosecuting the case.