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Hearing Delayed Again on Prostitution Case
Pair Charged in Case Involving 14-year-old Girl
A trial date for Antwanette Atkins and Kari Knox, who both allegedly played a role in luring a 14-year-old girl into prostitution, was postponed once again on Tuesday.
The two were scheduled to appear in McHenry County Court before Judge Sharon Prather, Tuesday morning, to set a trial date. That appearance is now slated for March 15.
Held on $200,000 bonds, Atkins and Knox are charged with seven counts of child pornography, one count of involuntary servitude and one count of juvenile pimping.
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In December of 2009, Atkins and Knox were living with Donald R. Jones, 53, of Lake in the Hills, when Jones met a 14-year-old Kansas girl on the internet, drove to pick her up and brought the girl back to his home. Jones took pictures of the girl which he posted online as an advertisement for an escort service.
According to allegations, Atkins and Knox both played a role in enticing the girl into engaging in commercial sexual activity.
