A south suburban Chicago man has been charged with tying up and beating a mentally disabled foster child who later died.
The Will County state's attorney's office says Fred D. Johnson II of Crete was arrested early Thursday on charges of aggravated battery of a child and unlawful restraint. Officials allege he tied 12-year-old Kevin Johnson to a bed frame with straps.
Prosecutors say 43-year-old Fred Johnson caused Kevin's death by striking him on the head and body.
They say Kevin Johnson and eight other minors he was related to were living with Fred Johnson. The others have been removed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
Johnson is also charged with failing to seek medical attention for one of Kevin's siblings.
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