Oglesby man ordered held on $150,000 following child pornography raid

An Oglesby man could face a minimum 12 years in prison if convicted of disseminating child pornography over a weeklong span when authorities were watching.

Carl C. Coriell, 22, was ordered held on $150,000 bond at a Wednesday hearing in La Salle County Circuit Court. Coriell advised Judge Cynthia M. Raccuglia that he would attempt to hire private counsel. He will next appear for arraignment on Feb. 17.

Prosecutors presented him with five felony charges led by two counts of dissemination of child pornography, a Class X felony carrying 6-30 years in prison (no probation) and with a sentencing wrinkle. Coriell would, if convicted of both counts, have to serve the twin sentences back-to-back for a combined 12-60 years.

Coriell also was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony carrying 3-7 years. He also incurred a fifth count, criminal damage to government-supported property (Class 4: 1-3 years), after he allegedly broke the window inside a La Salle County Jail cell.

Raccuglia agreed to set the bond (Coriell needs to post $15,000 in cash to be released) after learning investigators monitored the transmission of illicit images, recording two on Oct. 14 and Oct. 21, respectively. The transmissions were linked to an IP address in Oglesby.

The electronic monitoring led to the issuance of a search warrant of Coriell’s residence, during which police seized electronic devices bearing additional digital images and videos, leading to the possession charges.

Assistant La Salle County State’s Attorney Jeremiah Adams said in open court that Coriell provided a police statement in which he acknowledged the allegations. The criminal damage count was filed after Coriell was transported to La Salle County Jail, where he was at some point placed in a padded cell.

There were other indications Coriell was disruptive or combative while in custody. Corrections officers brought him into the court in a padded suit, double-manacled and with a guard holding him by the restraining belt as the chargers were read aloud. Coriell held his tongue, however when questioned and admonished by the judge.