November 09, 2024
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3 men from Kendall, Will counties charged in connection with human trafficking

By Eric Schelkopf
An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo. This week the agency agreed to hold more public hearings on its assault weapon registration process, although the existing emergency rules governing the process will remain in effect.

Illinois State Police special agents and SWAT officers partnered with the Kendall County Police Assistance Team, Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, Yorkville Police Department, DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group, Will County Police Assistance Team, and North Central Narcotics Task Force for the operation. (Jerry Nowicki)

Three men, two from Kendall County and one from Will County, have been charged as part of an Illinois State Police effort to crack down on human trafficking.

Nathanael Beckley, 34, of Bolingbrook, has been charged with traveling to meet a child. Salvo Campagna, 39, of Plano, and Marcus Ramirez, 26, of Sandwich, both have been charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child and solicitation to meet a child, according to a news release from the Illinois State Police.

Nathanael Beckley, 34, of Bolingbrook, has been charged with traveling to meet a child.

Nathanael Beckley, 34, of Bolingbrook, has been charged with traveling to meet a child. (Albert, Melissa)

Salvo Campagna, 39, of Plano, has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child and solicitation to meet a child.

Salvo Campagna, 39, of Plano, has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child and solicitation to meet a child. (Albert, Melissa)

Marcus Ramirez, 26, of Sandwich, has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child and solicitation to meet a child.

Marcus Ramirez, 26, of Sandwich, has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child and solicitation to meet a child. (Albert, Melissa)

The arrests stem from an operation of the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau to identify individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex acts. The operation took place June 26 and 27 in the Yorkville area, according to the release.

It was part of a multifaceted approach by the Illinois State Police aimed at stopping human trafficking in Illinois, according to the release. State police special agents and SWAT officers partnered with the Kendall County Police Assistance Team, Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, Yorkville Police Department, DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group, Will County Police Assistance Team and North Central Narcotics Task Force for the operation.

The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office also provided support for the operation, according to the release. Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to compel a person into commercial sex acts, labor or services against their will, according to the release.

Those who suspect human trafficking are urged to call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text *233733.

For information, visit humantraffickinghotline.org.