Kane County prosecutors consider the nearly three dozen counts of sex abuse and assault against former Elburn police officer David Wright to be separate acts, a move which could put him in line for a minimum sentence greater than 100 years if convicted of all charges, according to court documents.
Wright, 54, of Campton Hills, remains in Kane County Jail on $500,000 bail. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges which accuse him of sexually assaulting and abusing a female relative between 2005 and earlier this year.
Wright spent 23 years with the police department in Elburn before the village fired him in connection to his arrest. His request for a lower bond was denied during an Oct. 16 court appearance. Wright previously said his family had approximately $500,000 in medical debt and he had no money to post bond.
Last week was also when prosecutors filed the notice stating the “conduct alleged in counts one through 33 constitute separate and distinct acts,” a move that increases the overall minimum sentence involved should Wright be convicted of multiple charges.
The “minimum sentencing range would (be) 143 years and a maximum of 648 years (in prison) if convicted of each count …,” the filing states.
Wright is scheduled to return to court Nov. 10.
Dan Campana is a freelance writer for The Beacon-News