Afternoon Briefing: Ex-child welfare workers don’t testify in trial related to 5-year-old’s death
Good afternoon, Chicago.
Two former child welfare workers declined to testify today in their trial on charges they failed to protect 5-year-old AJ Freund before his death at the hands of his mother in Crystal Lake in 2019.
Carlos Acosta, a former investigator for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, and his supervisor, Andrew Polovin, both declined to tell their side of the story, as is their right.
Each man is charged with endangering the life or health of a child and reckless conduct. Prosecutors rested their case Thursday.
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