ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS PEKIN MAN FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2026
March 21, 2026
PEKIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 Special Agents arrested 46-year-old Christian E. Hundt of Pekin, IL for three counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (Class 2 Felony).
In August of 2025, ISP began an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation in Tazewell County. An extensive investigation by ISP Special Agents with assistance from the ISP Intelligence Support Unit, identified a suspect’s residence and obtained a residential search warrant. On March 18, 2026, Zone 4 Special Agents, assisted by Officers with the Peoria Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, as well as digital examiners with the Illinois Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, executed the search warrant at the suspect’s residence in the 18000 block of Lake Knolls Road in Pekin and collected electronic evidence. The suspect was home at the time of the search warrant and was identified as Hundt.
ISP Special Agents arrested Hundt and transported him to the Tazewell County Jail. The investigation is ongoing and additional criminal charges may be forthcoming.
The Illinois State Police provides resources for parents, for the public to report crimes against children, and survivors to start their path towards healing and recovery. Anonymous tips of child sexual abuse materials can also be reported through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's (NCMEC) 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/
The charges are 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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