Convicted Sex Offender Quinton Jenkins Sentenced to 23 Years for Child Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault

Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Quinton Jenkins, 41, of Joliet, was sentenced recently to 23 years in prison for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child (a Class X felony). Jenkins pled guilty March 8 and was sentenced April 24 by Circuit Judge David Carlson.

On December 1, 2018, Jenkins and the victim’s mother had arranged for Jenkins to take her 11- year-old son to a birthday party in Joliet, as the mother was unable to attend. Jenkins and the mother had previously met, and Jenkins offered to take the boy to the party when the mother told him she was not able to go. Instead, Jenkins took the boy to an apartment he was staying in at the time and proceeded to sexually assault him. The boy then called the mother and after the mother unsuccessfully tried to call the boy back numerous times, the Joliet Police were alerted. Jenkins was located and arrested. The boy was taken to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center.

“What should have been a fun afternoon at a birthday party turned into a life-altering nightmare for this young boy because of the horrific sexual assault by this serial child predator with a history of taking advantage of young children,” Glasgow said. “This case demonstrates boys as well as girls are all-too-often the victims of sexual abuse. Sadly, many times, children keep silent about the abuse because they don’t fully understand it, are afraid of the abuser, or feel ashamed about something that was in no way their fault. This young boy should be commended for his courage in speaking up about the abuse.”

Jenkins will serve the sentence at 85 percent and will receive 1,971 days credit for time served, along with lifetime registration as a child sex offender and three years to the rest of his life on mandatory supervised release. He previously was convicted of sexual abuse in two cases involving minors in Iowa, for which he served 10 years in prison.