People v. Chambers

The defendant, Joann Chambers, was indicted for the offenses of indecent liberties with a child and aggravated battery. She was found guilty of both offenses at a bench trial and was sentenced by the circuit court of WiU County to a term of from four to six years on the first count, and to a term of from three to six years on the aggravated battery count.

On April 7, 1971 Bassaroni Person, aged four, went to play with Jo-Jo Hinton. After being gone 20 or 25 minutes he returned home walking wide-legged, his rectum bleeding, his penis scratched and swollen and the side of his face had a red hand…