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Galesburg Men Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges
A Galesburg man was arrested over the weekend for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 12 year old victim.

32 year old Nicholas Friend was arrested Saturday on a Knox County warrant and is scheduled to be in court at the end of the month.

According to police reports, Friend may have received pornographic photos from his friend of the 12 year old girl in the shower and others. The photos were allegedly taken on a cell phone by 31 year old Shawn Pedigo when his daughter would come to stay with him.

Pedigo was arrested last month and is charged with one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony, and 15 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a family member, which is a Class 2 Felony.

Pedigo's daughter was not the only victim, but other young female relatives all under the age of 16 have told police he touched or photographed them in inappropriate ways.

Pedigo remains in the Knox County Jail on $250,000 bond, while Friend is being on $100,000 bond.
05 10 11 by Newsroom
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