Sunday, December 30, 2012
Patch covered the cases of a few Woodridge men accused of sex abuse with children or others, including two who pleaded guilty.
Continuing the police news from our 2012 Year in Review, we highlight a few of the high-profile sex abuse cases that stemmed from Woodridge last year. Woodridge Man Pleads Guilty to Sex with 11-Year-Old Girl Jose Chagala, a 21-year-old Woodridge man, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty in January 2012 to having sex with an 11-year-old girl. He reportedly became familiar with the girl after seeing her walk from school. At some point, he offered the girl gifts, police previously said. Woodridge Man Gets Five Years for Sexually Abusing Oswego Student A former Oswego High School teacher convicted of sexually abusing a 17-year-old former student was sentenced to five years in prison in July 2012. Dale Fry, 57, of …
Friday, July 13, 2012
Dale Fry was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison after being convicted last year of carrying on an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of his former students at Oswego High School.
A former Oswego High School teacher convicted of sexually abusing a 17-year-old former student was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday. Judge John Barsanti in the 16th Circuit handed down the sentence, following Fry’s conviction in July 2011, according to Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis. Fry, 57, of Woodridge, was originally charged with having sexual relations with a student while on school property in 2009, and was found guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual assault. In addition to his five-year sentence, of which he must serve 85 percent before being considered for release, Fry was fined $1,165, Weis said. Fry will receive credit for the 359 days he has already served in jail. …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Former Oswego High School language arts teacher and Woodridge resident Dale Fry says erectile dysfunction should have been part of original sexual abuse defense.
Dale Fry, the Oswego High School teacher convicted last year of sexually abusing a female student, testified in Kendall County court Wednesday that his battle with erectile dysfunction was a factor that was never brought forward in his trial and could have played a key role in his defense. In a post-trial hearing to determine whether Fry could receive a new trial with a new attorney, the Woodridge resident said he had been struggling with a decreased sexual drive, hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction since about 2000. Fry also said his previous attorney, Philip Nathe of Naperville, told him that his medical condition would have no bearing on the case. “I thought it was important enough that it be brought up because of the charges against …
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Dale Fry was a former language arts teacher at Oswego High School. The Sept. 7 sentencing date has been canceled to allow the new lawyer time to review transcripts.
The former Oswego High School teacher convicted last month of sexually abusing a student has hired a new attorney and will not be sentenced as scheduled Sept. 7. Nemura Pencyla, Kendall County assistant state’s attorney, said Fry’s new attorney, Larry Wechter of Geneva, will have the opportunity to review the transcripts of the case to decide whether to file any post-trial motions that could lead to a retrial. Fry’s next court date is set for Nov. 28, Pencyla said. If post-trial motions are denied, a new sentencing date will be set by 16thCircuit Court Judge John A. Barsanti. Fry is still being held in the Kendall County jail after his bond was revoked upon his conviction July 21. The former language arts teacher was convicted on two …
Tammy Moletz
7:46 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
I was able to go to the courthouse and witness this whole thing transpire and I was sickened to my stomach by the procedings from the defense attorney. Once again the sentencing has been postponed as you read from above. To see how smug Mr. Dale Fry was when he learned it was going to be continued made me sick. He was winking at his family and smiling and shaking his head in a yes gesture. I … more ›