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- 0:05Yorkville Police identified three more alleged victims of man filming minors undressing
- 0:10at Yorkville Banquet Hall This article
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- 0:20The Yorkville Police Department has identified three additional victims as part of
- 0:24its investigation into the alleged unlawful recording of minors undressing at the
- 0:30Martini Banquet Hall in Yorkville. Heleno Silva
- 0:33of Oswego, the owner of Martini Banquet Hall, was previously charged with
- 0:37nine felony counts related to possessing child sexual abuse materials. Silva allegedly
- 0:43recorded surveillance video of underage females in a changing area during multiple
- 0:48events hosted by Martini Banquet Hall in 2003, police said. Silva also
- 0:54is the owner of the Riverview Diner in Montgomery, according to city
- 0:58documents. Police said investigators currently believe there are no additional victims beyond
- 1:04those identified to date. The
- 1:06Department said additional charges will be filed if warranted by the evidence.
- 1:11They YPD extends its sincere appreciation to the media partners who helped
- 1:16share this information and to the members of our community who came
- 1:19forward to assist, the Yorkville
- 1:21police said in a news release. Silva’s surrendered himself to the Kendall
- 1:26County Jail October nineteenth. The Yorkville
- 1:29police Department was first contacted by the Montgomery Police Department june fifteenth.
- 1:34Montgomery Police said they had recovered images from Silva's phone during an
- 1:38unrelated investigation. The images depicted underage females in various stages of undress,
- 1:45and appeared to have been captured while the individuals were at the
- 1:48Yorkville business, police said in the release. Yorkville police said their investigation
- 1:54revealed multiple images on Silva's device that were copied from surveillance video
- 1:59recorded inside the business. Yorkville police said the investigation is ongoing.