**NEWS RELEASE**

An Elgin Man is Facing Multiple Charges Following a Sheriff's Office Joint Investigation

Kendall County, IL (November 7, 2025, 11:15 AM)

Brandon Mancera, 19, of Elgin, Illinois, is in custody following a joint investigation by Kendall County Sheriff’s Office detectives and the Elgin Police Department.

On September 26, 2025, deputies from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a missing juvenile in unincorporated Oswego Township. The juvenile was later located by the Elgin Police Department in the company of Mancera.

Investigators determined that the juvenile had interacted with Mancera online and that Mancera had traveled to meet the juvenile on two separate occasions.

Detectives from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Elgin Police Department conducted a joint investigation into the circumstances of this case. The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and approved charges, leading to the issuance of a warrant on October 31, 2025.  Mancera has been charged with one count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (Class 2 felony); two counts of Traveling to Meet a Minor (each a Class 2 felony); one count of Indecent Solicitation of a Child (Class 3 felony); and one count of Indecent Solicitation of a Child (Class 4 felony).

“This case highlights the importance of collaboration between law enforcement agencies, particularly when it comes to protecting children in our community,” said Undersheriff Bobby Richardson. “Our detectives worked closely with the Elgin Police Department to ensure a careful and thorough investigation. Safeguarding our community, especially its most vulnerable members, remains our highest priority.”

Mancera turned himself in to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office on November 5, 2025, and was processed on charges stemming from the Elgin Police Department’s investigation. He was then transferred to the Kendall County Jail, where he was processed and remains in custody awaiting a pre-trial conditions hearing.

The public is reminded that criminal defendants are presumed innocent until the government is able to prove its charges in court beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Contact:          Deputy Dan Briars #95

Phone:             (630) 465-2067

Email:             dbriars@kendallcountyil.gov