Worth Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

COOK COUNTY, IL – A Worth man is heading to prison and must register as a sex offender as a result of an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff's Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today.

Juan Carlos Alvarado-Platero, 44, of the 6700 block of West 113th Street, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of Possession of Child Pornography of Children Under 13, a Class 2 Felony.

In August 2021, investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and were able to trace information in the tip – including image...