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Du Page County corrections officer charged with disseminating child sexual abuse material, subsequently fired
A 32-year-old deputy with the Du Page County sheriff's office has been fired after being accused of possessing and disseminating child abuse material, officials said Wednesday. Steven M. Simmons, of Lisle, appeared in court Wednesday, charged with multiple crimes regarding child sexual abuse materi...
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What happenedDu Page County corrections officer charged with disseminating child sexual abuse material, subsequently fired.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Du Page County correctional officer accused of sharing child sexual abuse material". The other frames it as "Du Page County corrections officer charged with disseminating child sexual abuse material...".
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Left / center-leftDu Page County correctional officer accused of sharing child sexual abuse material
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Du Page County correctional officer accused of sharing child sexual abuse material
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A 32-year-old deputy with the Du Page County sheriff's office has been fired after being accused of possessing and disseminating child abuse material, officials said Wednesday. Steven M. Si...
Du Page County corrections officer charged with disseminating child sexual abuse material, subsequently fired
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DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — A Du Page County corrections officer was charged Wednesday with disseminating child sexual abuse material and subsequently fired, the Illinois Attorney General's Offic...
