A 32-year-old Aurora man is facing three felony counts after state investigators say an online tip led them to child sexual abuse material linked to his home.
Aurora police and Illinois State Police arrested Andrew Dunlop III on Thursday. He is being held at the DuPage County jail pending his first appearance in front of a judge. Investigators say the case grew out of a digital tip and that a search of his home earlier this month helped move the probe forward.
According to the Daily Herald, Illinois State Police special agents executed a search warrant on May 7 at Dunlop’s residence in the 2000 block of Waters Edge Circle. After seizing evidence and reviewing what they found, investigators identified Dunlop as a suspect, and the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office later approved three felony counts.
Investigation timeline
Patch reports the investigation began after an online tip in June 2025. Division of Criminal Investigation agents then worked the case through the spring, eventually zeroing in on Dunlop. Patch adds that Dunlop is in custody at the DuPage County jail and was scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.
Charges and legal implications
Dunlop faces three counts of unlawful possession of child sexual abuse material. Those charges were approved by the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office, according to WSPY News.
Under Illinois law, possession of child sexual abuse material is a felony, with penalties that vary depending on the nature of the images and any aggravating factors. The statute draws distinctions between still images and moving images and allows prosecutors to charge each file separately. The full details are laid out in state law at the Illinois General Assembly.
Local context
Dunlop’s arrest lands in the middle of a string of recent child exploitation cases in the western suburbs. In mid-May, a former Aurora Christian Schools board member was arrested on multiple sex-related felony counts, including possession of child sexual abuse material, as reported by CBS Chicago. The DuPage County paper also detailed an earlier case involving a jail officer accused of possessing similar images. Together, the prosecutions highlight how digital tips and online leads have become a key pipeline for flagging suspects in local investigations.
What happens next
Patch notes that Dunlop was due for an initial hearing on Friday morning in DuPage County court and remains jailed pending that appearance. From here, the court will decide on a bond, address the charges on the record, and set future dates as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through the evidence.
Anyone with information about possible child sexual exploitation is urged to report it to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children through its CyberTipline or by calling 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). More details are available from NCMEC. For any immediate threat, authorities say to call 911.
