Man Sentenced For Molesting Tri-Cities Girl He Knew

A Naperville man will go to prison for having sexual contact with a young girl from the Tri-Cities that he knew.

Thad W. Sugay, 23, most recently of the 1200 block of Chickory Lane in Naperville, agreed to the following sentence Sept. 28 with the Kane County State’s Attorney: A sentence of 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in exchange for a guilty plea to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony.

Associate Judge James C. Hallock accepted the plea.

Between October 2008 and April 2010, Sugay had sexual contact with a young girl he knew when he lived with the girl’s family in St. Charles. The girl was younger than 13 years old at the time of the contact.

According to Illinois law, Sugay must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence. Sugay was given credit for 252 days served in the Kane County Jail, where he has been held since his arrest in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Upon his release from prison, Sugay must register for life in accordance with the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act.

The case was investigated by the Kane County Child Advocacy Center with assistance from the DuPage County Child Advocacy Center.

The case was prosecuted by Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Schmidt.

This information is courtesy of the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.