Whet
9/18/2008, 09:17 PM
There are two articles on the same person. It is interesting to read what the judge said in the first article. I think vet should be sent up here to dole out real justice...
Elgin Teen Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Teacher
ELGIN, Ill. (STNG) ― A 16-year-old northwest suburban boy accused of a vicious knife attack that cost an Elgin High School teacher her eye pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempted murder.
Angel Facio of Elgin entered the blind plea, meaning there was no sentencing deal with prosecutors, in Cook County Juvenile Court.
Attempted murder carries a possible 18- to 22-month juvenile sentence. A juvenile court judge is scheduled to sentence Facio in June. Other charges in the case -- aggravated battery and weapons counts -- were dropped.
On Jan. 18, Facio entered the classroom of Carolyn Gilbert at 11:15 a.m., shortly after the early dismissal of students after semester finals.
Witnesses said he initially engaged her in small talk, then threw a coat over her and stabbed the teacher with a steak knife four times in the back of her neck and once near her eye.
She lost her eye as a result of the attack.
Prosecutors had sought to have Facio tried as an adult, but a Cook County judge ruled April 30 he would remain in juvenile court.
Judge Paul Stralka cited Facio's turbulent home life, numerous pleas for help in a school journal and initial success with treatment as reasons for keeping the Elgin High sophomore in juvenile court. Attorneys have said juvenile corrections facilities more readily offer schooling, psychiatric medication and counseling, all of which Facio has responded well to, attorneys said.
It was not immediately clear whether Facio's plea would have an impact on unrelated charges in Kane County. He is charged as an adult with sexual assault of a child and as a juvenile in an attempted child abduction.
In late April, Facio pleaded not guilty to 12 charges against him in the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl in her Elgin home last summer.
A conviction on any of the six counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault -- a Class X felony -- would carry a six- to 30-year prison term. Prosecutors also are arguing that if convicted, Facio could be eligible for an extended sentence -- of 30 to 60 years, or consecutive sentences -- due to the age of the victim and the allegedly violent nature of the crime.
Facio is also implicated in a third felony, charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of unlawful restraint in connection with allegations that on Jan. 16 he pounced on a girl near Larsen Middle School near his home. The battery case is being handled by a Kane County juvenile judge.Second article about the same juvenile offender pleading in the second case - raping an 8 yo child.
Teen Who Stabbed Teacher Sentenced For Child Rape
Angel Facio Was Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Raping An 8-Year-Old Girl
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STNG) ― A former northwest suburban high school student previously convicted of stabbing a teacher nearly to death inside her classroom was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to raping an 8-year-old girl.
Angel Facio, 16, of the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue in Elgin, was sentenced in 16th Circuit Court on Thursday to 16 years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. The charge stemmed from the rape of an 8-year-old neighbor girl last year, prosecutors said.
The assault happened on Aug. 13, 2007 when Facio was 15 years old, according to a release from the Kane County State's Attorney's office. After the assault, the girl cried out to her parents and her brother saw Facio leave the house, the release said.
When questioned by police, the child provided a detailed description of the assault and said that the assailant was Facio, whom she knew prior to the assault, the release said.
In addition to prison time, Facio must have no contact with the victim or the victim's family.
The sentence breaks down to eight years for each count, and the terms are to be served in succession.
The sexual assault sentence is to run concurrently with an open-ended sentence to a juvenile detention center that Facio received in Cook County Court earlier this year for stabbing teacher Carolyn Gilbert in the eye with a steak knife.
Gilbert lost sight in the eye because of the attack inside her Elgin High School classroom last January.
Elgin Teen Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Teacher
ELGIN, Ill. (STNG) ― A 16-year-old northwest suburban boy accused of a vicious knife attack that cost an Elgin High School teacher her eye pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempted murder.
Angel Facio of Elgin entered the blind plea, meaning there was no sentencing deal with prosecutors, in Cook County Juvenile Court.
Attempted murder carries a possible 18- to 22-month juvenile sentence. A juvenile court judge is scheduled to sentence Facio in June. Other charges in the case -- aggravated battery and weapons counts -- were dropped.
On Jan. 18, Facio entered the classroom of Carolyn Gilbert at 11:15 a.m., shortly after the early dismissal of students after semester finals.
Witnesses said he initially engaged her in small talk, then threw a coat over her and stabbed the teacher with a steak knife four times in the back of her neck and once near her eye.
She lost her eye as a result of the attack.
Prosecutors had sought to have Facio tried as an adult, but a Cook County judge ruled April 30 he would remain in juvenile court.
Judge Paul Stralka cited Facio's turbulent home life, numerous pleas for help in a school journal and initial success with treatment as reasons for keeping the Elgin High sophomore in juvenile court. Attorneys have said juvenile corrections facilities more readily offer schooling, psychiatric medication and counseling, all of which Facio has responded well to, attorneys said.
It was not immediately clear whether Facio's plea would have an impact on unrelated charges in Kane County. He is charged as an adult with sexual assault of a child and as a juvenile in an attempted child abduction.
In late April, Facio pleaded not guilty to 12 charges against him in the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl in her Elgin home last summer.
A conviction on any of the six counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault -- a Class X felony -- would carry a six- to 30-year prison term. Prosecutors also are arguing that if convicted, Facio could be eligible for an extended sentence -- of 30 to 60 years, or consecutive sentences -- due to the age of the victim and the allegedly violent nature of the crime.
Facio is also implicated in a third felony, charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of unlawful restraint in connection with allegations that on Jan. 16 he pounced on a girl near Larsen Middle School near his home. The battery case is being handled by a Kane County juvenile judge.Second article about the same juvenile offender pleading in the second case - raping an 8 yo child.
Teen Who Stabbed Teacher Sentenced For Child Rape
Angel Facio Was Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Raping An 8-Year-Old Girl
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STNG) ― A former northwest suburban high school student previously convicted of stabbing a teacher nearly to death inside her classroom was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to raping an 8-year-old girl.
Angel Facio, 16, of the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue in Elgin, was sentenced in 16th Circuit Court on Thursday to 16 years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. The charge stemmed from the rape of an 8-year-old neighbor girl last year, prosecutors said.
The assault happened on Aug. 13, 2007 when Facio was 15 years old, according to a release from the Kane County State's Attorney's office. After the assault, the girl cried out to her parents and her brother saw Facio leave the house, the release said.
When questioned by police, the child provided a detailed description of the assault and said that the assailant was Facio, whom she knew prior to the assault, the release said.
In addition to prison time, Facio must have no contact with the victim or the victim's family.
The sentence breaks down to eight years for each count, and the terms are to be served in succession.
The sexual assault sentence is to run concurrently with an open-ended sentence to a juvenile detention center that Facio received in Cook County Court earlier this year for stabbing teacher Carolyn Gilbert in the eye with a steak knife.
Gilbert lost sight in the eye because of the attack inside her Elgin High School classroom last January.