Former McLean County prosecutor for sexual assault cases, Kristin Alferink, has been accused of sexual harassment by former assistant state’s attorney William Layne Roberts in a lawsuit that was filed in federal court in Peoria.
According to the Pantagraph, also named in the lawsuit are Judge Jason Chambers, who was state’s attorney at the time; current State’s Attorney Don Knapp; and McLean County. Knapp was not associated with the office at the time and is named only in his official capacity.
