A 37-year-old Fairbury man was recently transported to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Earl Burnette recently pled guilty to Aggravated Battery and possession of child porn, both class three felonies.
He was sentenced to five years in prison and will be released in July of 2025. The Fairbury Police Department, Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, Livingston County Pro-active Unit and Illinois Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted a search warrant at a house in Fairbury on April 20th of 2021.
After an investigation, Earl Burnette was arrested on four counts of possession of child pornography.