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Alan G. Rottman

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Winnetka Man Acquitted of Sexual Assault Says Reputation Damaged By Charge

Alan G. Rottman was found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault.

  Winnetka resident Alan G. Rottman was found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault after Cook County Circuit Court Judge Garritt Howard ruled there was insufficient evidence of the crime and inconsistencies in statements on Jan. 23, Chicago Tribune reported.  Rottman was arrested in July 2011 and charged with abusing the daughter of a Wilmette woman he was dating. Wilmette detectives had been investigating Rottman since August 2008, when they were notified of the incident, which reportedly occurred in Wilmette.  Rottman, 50, a retired futures and commodities trader, says even though he was acquitted of the charge, his reputation has been damaged and that he’s tattooed for the rest of his life just by the charge alone because it will …

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UPDATED: Winnetkan Charged With Sexual Abuse of Girl and Wilmette Police Department

Thursday, August 4, 2011

UPDATED: Winnetkan Charged With Sexual Abuse of Girl

Alan Rottman, 48, was arrested July 28 by Wilmette police after lengthy investigation.

Updated: Rottman has been found not guilty on charges of abuse.  A Winnetka man has been charged with sexual assault and abuse of a juvenile, according to a Wilmette police statement released Wednesday. Alan G. Rottman, 48, was arrested July 28 by Wilmette detectives on charges of abusing the daughter of his girlfriend, who is a Wilmette resident. "Because of the age of the victim, no further information will be released," Commander Patrick Collins said in an e-mail. Wilmette detectives had been investigating Rottman since August 2008, when they were notified that the girl had been abused. The incident reportedly occurred at the victim's home in Wilmette, Sgt. Michael McGarry said in the release.  (Earlier: Read more about recent North …

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