An ex-church deacon accused of sexually
assaulting a young girl over a 10-year period pleaded guilty Friday in
DuPage County court and waived his rights to a jury trial.
Timothy Peltz, 52, entered blind
pleas of guilty to four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
child. Nineteen other charges were dismissed. Peltz faces between 24
and 120 years in prison on the consecutive counts.