Separate Sexual Abuse cases leads to arrest of two Bloomington men

Posted on May 30, 2019
Juan J. Lorenzo, 41, of Bloomington (left) and Josue Rodriguez-Soto, 40, of Bloomington (right) were charged in separate Sexual Abuse cases against minors (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police Department/Facebook).

By Blake Haas

BLOOMINGTON – Two separate investigations into long-term sexual abuse of minor victims lead to the arrest of two Bloomington men on Thursday.

The Bloomington Police’s Street Crimes Unit and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested Juan J. Lorenzo, 41, of Bloomington for alleged eight counts of predatory criminal sexual abuse/victim under 13.

Josue Rodriguez-Soto, 40, of Bloomington, was charged with 20 counts of alleged sexual abuse against a minor victim age 13-18 in several sexual abuse cases.

Both men are being held in the McLean County Jail on $1 million bond, with 10% to apply.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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