DIXON – The 21-year-old New Jersey man who was charged in Lee County in September with nearly a dozen child sex crimes turned himself in to authorities Wednesday, and was later released after posting bail.

Vincent D. Jace, of Princeton Junction, New Jersey, surrendered himself to Lee County Sheriff's deputies at 7:42 a.m. Wednesday, after Lee County prosecutors charged him Sept. 30 with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child, three counts of child pornography and six counts of sexual exploitation of a child.

Jace appeared Wednesday during the afternoon jail call, where Lee County Presiding Judge Jacquelyn D. Ackert set his bond at 10% of $100,000, a reduction from the 10% of $200,000 bond recommended by Assistant State's Attorney Will Fawkes.

Court records show Jace posted the necessary $10,000, and was released from custody at 2:50 p.m.

The 11 charges stem from the summer of 2018, when Jace, then 18 or 19, victimized an 11-year-old and a 12-year-old, according to an information filing.

Jace was in the "virtual presence" of the two children through a computer and the Internet when he committed the 11 alleged charges, according to the filing.

"Based on the serious nature of those charges," Fawkes told Ackert, Jace's bond should not be lowered.

Jace's Rockford-based attorney, Elizabeth Bucko, said she "understands the seriousness of the charges," but asked for a reduced bond, arguing that Jace had demonstrated cooperation when he turned himself in that morning.

Bucko also said that a lowered bond was necessary so Jace could post bail and return to New Jersey to assist his ailing mother.

Ackert largely sided with Bucko, decreasing his bond and permitting him to leave Illinois and reside in New Jersey until his next court date on Nov. 12.

But Ackert also set narrow conditions in setting the reduced bond, which include no contact of any kind with minors under the age of 18 and the completion of a sex offender evaluation within 30 days.

Jace is also not allowed to use electronic devices or access the Internet, except to utilize the videoconferencing platform Zoom to check-in with Lee County probation officials and to contact Bucko.

Four of the child sexual exploitation charges are classified as Class A Misdemeanors in the charging documents, and each carry a punishment of up to 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,500, if convicted.

The remaining two child sexual exploitation charges and the two child indecent solicitation charges are all Class 4 Felonies, each carrying a sentence of one to three years in prison, and a possible extended term of three to six years after a conviction.

Two of the child pornography charges are identified in the charging documents as Class 1 Felonies, both carrying a fine between $2,000 and $100,000. Those charges are also each punishable by four to 15 years in prison, with a possible extended term of 15 to 30 years, if convicted.

The final child pornography charge is listed as a Class X Felony, which can result in a sentence of six to 30 years in prison following a conviction.

If convicted of the Class X Felony and the two Class 1 Felonies, Jace will have to serve a mandatory consecutive sentence in an Illinois state prison.