People v. Hagar

On July 1, 1986, a report relative to the physical and sexual abuse of a four-year-old child was reported to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). On July 2, 1986, DCFS investigator John Austin contacted the parents of 17-year-old Phillip Hagar, the alleged perpetrator, to bring him in for an interview. Austin notified the Will County sheriff’s department that Hagar was coming in to the DCFS.

Hagar’s parents brought him to the DCFS on July 3 for an interview. The Will County sheriff’s investigators arrived at the DCFS before Hagar arrived. Austin discussed the case with them…