Former state Rep. Nick Sauer has been charged with 12 felonies for allegedly posting private sexual photos of two people online without their permission, according to the Lake County State's Attorney's Office.
A Lake County grand jury handed down the indictment Wednesday morning, according to a news release. Sauer's attorney has told prosecutors that Sauer will turn himself in Thursday morning, according to the release.
The first-term Republican from Lake Barrington resigned in August as a result of the allegations made by a former girlfriend, which had been reported that day by Politico.
The woman accused Sauer of posting nude photos of her on an Instagram account he opened under a false name, according to Politico's story. The accusations reportedly were detailed in complaints filed with the Chicago Police Department and the state legislative inspector general.
A spokeswoman for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office said she could neither confirm nor deny whether the woman was one of the two people whose photos underlie Wednesday's indictment.
News of the indictment broke as the Illinois House was in Springfield swearing in a new class of lawmakers, a group Sauer could have been in if not for his resignation after the allegations first surfaced.
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office began its investigation in late July after being contacted by Illinois Legislative Inspector General Julie Porter, according to its statement.
Multiple attempts to reach Sauer Wednesday were unsuccessful.
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