Former Kane County lay pastor sentenced for sexually assaulting child
Mark Rivera
KANE COUNTY, Ill. - A DuPage County man and former lay pastor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a victim who was younger than 13 years old.
Mark Rivera, 50, of Winfield, was found guilty in December 2022 of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
According to prosecutors, between June 2018 and May 2019, Rivera sexually assaulted a victim, who he knew, on multiple occasions.
The victim was younger than 13 years old.
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At the time of the abuse, Rivera was a lay pastor at the Anglican Church of North America in Big Rock.
In addition to the 15 years in prison, Rivera will also have to register for life as a sexual offender.
He received credit for 1,134 days served in the Kane County jail and on electronic home monitoring.