Police arrest four people for child sex trafficking crimes

Posted on February 25, 2020
Jahquan Howard (left), Andrew Wheeler (middle), and Teon Williams were charged with alleged child sex crimes. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)

By Blake Haas

BLOOMINGTON – After a long-term investigation, four people were arrested and charged with alleged child sex trafficking crimes.

According to a news release, an investigation began in June of 2019. With the assistance provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Attorney’s Office, charges were issued in early Feb.

Officers arrested Teon Williams, 20, of the 800 block of E. Washington Street in Bloomington for allegedly child sex trafficking from 2017 through 2019. Additionally, Jahquan Howard, 26, of the 1700 block of Linda Lane in Normal, was charged with alleged child sex trafficking and the production of child pornography from 2018 through 2019.

Police also arrested Andrew Wheeler, 24, of the 500 block of Bradley Lane in Normal for child sex trafficking and child sex trafficking conspiracy for offenses alleged to have occurred in 2019. An unnamed juvenile female, 17, was also charged by the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Anyone with additional information regarding the crimes is asked to contact BPD Detective Ty Klein at 309-434-2366.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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