Former Prosecutor Seeks Consent Disbarment
A career that began with admission in 2017 ended in a motion for disbarment by consent in Illinois of a former assistant state’s attorney in Coles County.
K.C. was charged with DUI
Between July 2019 and August 2020, Movant solicited sexual acts from K.C., telling her that she would receive preferential treatment in her pending DUI cases in exchange for the sexual acts. Movant communicated with K.C. using social media platforms including Tinder, Snapchat, and Facebook. Movant requested and received from K.C. at least one photograph that was sexual in nature on Snapchat.
On April 3, 2018, a woman with the initials B.L. was charged in with criminal damage to property in Coles County. On August 1, 2018, B.L. pied guilty to the charged offense and was sentenced to two years of court supervision.
On August 24, 2018, B.L. was charged with DUI in Coles County. Thereafter, the State moved to revoke court supervision in her earlier case. Between at least January 2019 and August 2020, Movant appeared as the Assistant State’s Attorney in both ofB.L.’s cases. Between January 2019 and August 2020, Movant solicited sexual acts from B.L. and Movant represented to B.L. that she would receive preferential treatment in both pending cases in Coles County in exchange for the sexual acts. Movant communicated with B.L. using social media platforms including Tinder, Snapchat, and Facebook. Movant also communicated with B.L. via telephone using his personal cell phone. Movant also requested and received at least one photograph from B.L. that was sexual in nature.
On January 25, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General, appointed as Special Prosecutor, filed a 32-count information against Movant as a result of his conduct with K.C. and B.L. On February 16, 2023, the Special Prosecutor amended the information charging Movant with nine felony counts of bribery, in violation of720 ILCS 5/33-l(e) (Counts 1-3, 13-16, nine felony counts of official misconduct, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33-3(a)(4) (Counts 4-6, 18-21, 28-29); ten felony counts of official misconduct, in violation of720 ILCS 5/33-3(a)(2) (Counts 7-9, 11, 22-25, 30-31); two felony counts of official misconduct, in violation of720 ILCS 5/33- 3(a)(3) (Count 12, 32); one felony count of witness intimidation, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/32- 4(b) (Count 10); and one felony count of witness harassment, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/32- 4a(a)(2) (Count 17). The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Coles County docketed the matter as People of the State of Illinois v. Brady L. Allen, Case No. .
In the criminal case
On December 20, 2023, Movant pled guilty to the two counts of attempt official misconduct as set forth above, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33-3(a)(4) and 720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), both Class A misdemeanors. On the same date, in exchange for Movant’ s plea, the Special Prosecutor agreed to dismiss the remaining 30 felony counts.
On December 20, 2023, the Honorable Mitchell K. Shick entered a judgment of conviction against Movant on the two counts of attempt official misconduct, sentenced Movant to two years of probation, and fined Movant $2,500 per count. Judge Shick also sentenced Movant to 120 days in the Coles County Jail, ordered Movant not to have contact with K.C. or B.L. for the duration of probation, and allowed the two victims to give victim impact statements during Movant’ s sentencing.
(Mike Frisch)