Granite City man gets 25 years in sex case
EDWARDSVILLE -- A Granite City man will spent 25 years in prison after admitting in Madison County Circuit Court that he committed child sex offenses involving an underage girl and fathered a child with her. Eli L. Winters, 26, pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 28, to child sexual abuse material and criminal sexual abuse. Prosecutors said he admitted filming himself engaged in a sex act with a minor in December 2024. Court records and later interviews showed the victim was between […]