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Ex-firefighter gets probation for molesting children

Jose Moreno pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for molesting five kids he babysat in his apartment

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CHICAGO — A former Chicago firefighter was sentenced to two years of probation Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to molesting five children he had baby-sat in his Little Village apartment.

Jose Moreno pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse stemming from his 2008 arrest for allegedly attacking the children who were in his care for three to four hours a day several days a week.

Moreno, now 54, had been on the fire department since 2005, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Fire Department officials said Wednesday they believe that Moreno is no longer with the department.

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