Joliet woman pleads guilty to lesser charge in sex cult abuse case | The Herald-News

From what I can piece together, Gabriel created a religion-based sexual fantasy world to dupe young girls into letting him take naked pictures.  While Hernandez may have been an early "victim" her actions where despicable.

An almost 6-year-old criminal case involving a Joliet woman accused of sexually abusing an underage boy as part of a sex cult ritual came to a close Wednesday.

Margarita Hernandez, 38, avoided being convicted of the initial charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. She instead pleaded guilty to solicitation to meet a child and was placed on two years of probation and ordered to have no contact with the victim, Will County State’s Attorney spokesman Charles B. Pelkie said.

Hernandez also must continue with her psychiatric treatment and pay the standard fines and costs in the case, Pelkie said.

Pelkie said there was a compelling and well-founded psychological report that stated John Gabriel, 82, who was convicted of manufacturing child pornography for making videos allegedly showing Hernandez having sex with teenage boys, groomed the woman from a young age.

Joliet woman pleads guilty to lesser charge in sex cult abuse case | The Herald-News

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