Prosecutor in AJ Freund investigation misconduct trial say 2 DCFS workers were 'heartless,' lazy at their jobs

McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Keneally delivers his opening statement during the trial for the former Illinois Department of Children and...

September 12, 2023
9:38 AM

McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Keneally delivers his opening statement during the trial for the former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees Carlos Acosta and Andrew Polovin before Lake County Judge George Strickland on Monday at the McHenry County Courthouse. | Photo: Gregory Shaver/Shaw Media (Pool) Opening statements were given and witnesses testified Monday during the first day of a trial for two former DCFS workers accused of mishandling the AJ Freund investigations before the boy's death.

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