Marseilles man charged with sexually abusing children, producing sexual abuse images

A Marseilles man was picked up Wednesday on a no-bond warrant charging him with seven felony counts of sexual abuse and possession of child sexual abuse images.

Nathaniel R. Haff-Fluech, 21, is charged with three counts of producing child sexual abuse images, a Class X felony carrying six to 30 years in prison, plus two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two lesser counts of possession of child sexual abuse images.

The latter four counts are Class 2 felonies carrying potential sentences of three to seven years in prison.

Haff-Fluech was charged after an investigation launched Feb. 14 into allegations of production and possession of child sexual abuse images. The investigation was conducted by the Ottawa Police Department, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office and Marseilles Police Department.

Haff-Fluech was taken into custody Wednesday by members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force.

Court dates are pending in La Salle County Circuit Court. The case is assigned to Chief Judge H. Chris Ryan Jr.

The Ottawa Police Department was assisted by the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, the Marseilles Police Department, the La Salle County State’s Attorney’s Office, the La Salle County Children’s Advocacy Center, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Youth Service Bureau.