ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS MOMENCE MAN FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS SEX OFFENDER
June 13, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 13, 2025
MOMENCE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 West special agents arrested 47-year-old Carlos Luca of Momence, IL for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (Class 3 Felony).
On June 12, 2025, ISP special agents were conducting a separate investigation and attempted to speak to Luca at his residence in Momence, IL. Luca refused to exit his residence and speak with officers. Special agents obtained a search warrant and took Luca into custody. Luca is required to register on the Child Sex Offender Registry for life due to a previous conviction for Aggravated Criminal Sex Abuse of a Victim under the Age of 16. Luca failed to register and was considered non-compliant. ISP special agents transported him to the Kankakee County Jail for processing.
ISP provides resources for parents, for the public to report crimes against children, and for survivors to start their path toward healing and recovery. Anonymous tips about child sex abuse materials can also be reported through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's cyber tip line at www.cybertipline.com. To keep kids safe online, learn more at: https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/onlinesafe/; www.cybertipline.org; For resources for survivors of sexual abuse visit: https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/csam-resources.
ISP also provides resources the public to view registered sex offenders in their area on the ISP website. If you know the current whereabouts of a non-compliant sex offender, please contact the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registration Unit at (217) 785-0653.
The charge is not evidence against the defendant, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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