Abuse Investigator Pleads Not Guilty In Slain Boy Case

This Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 booking photo provided by the McHenry County, Ill., Sheriff’s Office, shows Andrew R. Polovin, one of two child welfare workers who investigated abuse allegations involving a 5-year-old boy allegedly killed months later by his parents, has been charged with child endangerment. Polovin, 48, of Island Lake, and Carlos J. Acosta, 54, of Woodstock, were arrested Thursday on two counts each of endangering the life of a child and one count of reckless conduct. (McHenry County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

A former Illinois child welfare worker who investigated allegations of abuse involving a 5yearold boy who was later beaten to death pleaded not guilty Thursday to child endangerment and reckless conduct charges.

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