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St. Charles Man Gets 14 Years for 2010 Sex Abuse

Michael L. Listy also must register as a sex offender after he entered his plea on Wednesday.

A St. Charles man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for sexually abusing a woman he knew in his home in 2010.

Michael L. Listy, 32, of the 1000 block of South 2nd Street, St. Charles, on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, agreed with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office to the sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony, according to a release. Listy also must register as a sex offender. Associate Judge Allen M. Anderson accepted the plea.

On Nov. 17, 2010, in his home in the 100 block of South Second Street, engaged in unwanted sexual contact against the victim and also struck the victim on the face and head, according to the release.

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Under Illinois law, Listy is eligible for day-for-day sentencing. Listy was given credit for at least 161 days served in the Kane County jail, the release states.

The case was prosecuted by Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Pam Monaco.

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