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Illinois Mom Charged With Sexual Assault After Allegedly Having Baby With Daughter’s 14-Year-Old Dance Date

Prosecutors cite DNA results plus explicit digital evidence as the basis for the case.

Overview

  • Robyn Polston, 43, was arrested Nov. 3 in Tazewell County and charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault and two counts of possessing child pornography.
  • She is being held without bail, has not entered a plea, and is scheduled for formal arraignment on Dec. 4, according to court records.
  • Investigators say DNA testing confirmed that a 14-year-old who attended a 2023 school dance with Polston’s daughter fathered the child born in January 2025.
  • A probable cause affidavit describes seized phone and Google accounts containing sexually explicit images and videos, alleged use of burner phones and aliases, and imagery prosecutors say Polston shot.
  • Records outline the teen moving away after the dance, returning for visits in April and June 2024, then moving back in August; prosecutors also allege she urged him to conceal the relationship.