Trial begins for 2 former DCFS employees charged with mishandling investigations before AJ Freund's murder in Crystal Lake
Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, (left) and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake (right), are on trial this week facing charges for allegedly f...
Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, (left) and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake (right), are on trial this week facing charges for allegedly failing to do their jobs, leading to the death of AJ Freund (middle) in Crystal Lake in 2019. | Provided Photos A trial began Monday for two former DCFS workers who were charged with mishandling the AJ Freund abuse investigations before the 5-year-old boy was killed in Crystal Lake. Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake, were both charged in September 2020 with two counts of endangering the life of a child causing death, a Class 3 felony, and one count of reckless conduct causing great bodily harm, a Class 4 felony.