Bond Set at $1 Million for Elmhurst Man Accused of Sexual Assault
Zale Hoddenbach is not allowed to have contact with any minors, including his own children. “The allegation is too onerous,” Judge Nicholas Ford said.
A Cook County Circuit Court judge set bond at $1 million Monday morning for an Elmhurst man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Prosecutors wanted Zale Hoddenbach to remain in the Cook County Jail, where he has been held for nearly a month after a judge revoked his bond for allegedly violating the conditions upon which he was released after posting $150,000 bail. Assistant State’s Attorney Kathleen Muldoon said Hoddenbach, 42, had responded to an email sent to him by a female minor, in violation of a court order prohibiting from having any contact with minors while he awaits trial. “The order … was extraordinarily clear,” she told Judge Nicholas Ford. “No contact meant no contact whatsoever.” Hoddenbach’s attorney, Bill Murphy, …
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