Ilan Gibori, 46, a former middle school teacher from Vernon Hills, has been charged with 25 counts of criminal sexual assault by a person in a position of trust or supervision with a victim between the ages of 13 and 17.  

The charge is a Class 1 felony, which carries a sentencing range of four to 15 years per count.   

Gibori was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security in March at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport while allegedly attempting to evade a Lake County warrant on the charges. 

Isai Gonzaga, 26, of Round Lake Park, has been charged with 26 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, after allegedly trading vape cartridges and marijuana edibles to teenagers in the Gurnee area in exchange for sex acts or money.  

The charge is a Class 2 felony, which carries a sentencing range of three to seven years for each count upon conviction. 

Gonzaga and Gibori both pleaded not guilty Friday before Lake County Circuit Judge Daniel Shanes in separate arraignment hearings. 

Bond review hearings have also been scheduled for both defendants. 

Gonzaga’s bail had been set at $250,000 and he has been released after posting $25,000 bond, 10 percent of that amount. 

Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Stanton, prosecuting the Gonzaga case, said at the time Gonzaga’s bail was set, the court was aware of two victims, and now there are three alleged victims. That was the basis of her request for a bond review with the goal of increasing Gonzaga’s bail. 

Shanes scheduled a May 13 bond review hearing for Gonzaga.  

Gibori has remained in Lake County Jail with bail set at $2 million, and his attorney, Tim Carter, asked for a bond review hearing to have the amount reduced. 

“We believe there has been a change of circumstances since the last hearing,” Carter said without elaborating. 

State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said Friday he doesn't believe the amount of the bond is the issue.

"We believe Mr. Gibori should remain in custody while he awaits trial, in light of the fact he fled the area after becoming aware of the investigation," Rinehart said.

Shanes set a bond review hearing for Gibori on May 27. 

On March 24, the Vernon Hills Police Department received information from the Department of Children and Family Services that it is believed Gibori had sexually assaulted a minor victim on numerous occasions over a period of several years.  

A preliminary investigation determined Gibori met the victim while he was a teacher at Cooper Middle School in Buffalo Grove in 2017. Gibori left Cooper School in July 2019 and had worked at The House Tutoring Lounge in Glencoe prior to his arrest.  

Gurnee police began investigating Gonzaga after receiving information that he was trading vape cartridges and marijuana edibles in exchange for explicit pictures, money, or sex acts determined by the item being obtained by the victim. 

Anyone with further information on either case is asked to contact authorities through their local police department. 

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