People v. Christy

Defendant, Ben Christy, was charged by information in the circuit court of Whiteside County with one count of armed violence, two counts of kidnapping and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in violation of sections 33A — 2, 10 — 1(a)(1) and 12 — 16(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, pars. 33A — 2, 10 — 1(a)(1), 12 — 16(a)(1)). Following a bench trial, the circuit court found defendant guilty of armed violence predicated on kidnapping with a category I weapon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 33A — 1(b)) (hereinafter referred to as armed…