Oswego man charged with sexual abuse released from jail

SYCAMORE – An Oswego man accused of sexually abusing an underage family member was released from the DeKalb County Jail on his signature Thursday, June 13.

Jontay T. Woods, 21, of the first block of Beau Meade Road, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse. According to court documents, when interviewed by Sandwich police, Woods said he had sex with a 13-year-old family member in November 2018. He was 20 at the time.

Woods was indicted in March 2019 and picked up by Sandwich police on Wednesday, June 12.

If convicted, Woods faces up to 7 years in prison.

Assistant State's Attorney Brooks Locke requested Woods receive a $50,000 bond with pretrial supervision and electronic home monitoring.

As a condition of his bond, Judge Phillip Montgomery required Woods to be under pretrial supervision, have no contact with his alleged victim and electronic home monitoring. Because his job at a roofing company requires him to travel from job to job his monitoring requires him to remain away from the victim.