A former State of Illinois inspector, who was fired after he was caught on camera groping the owner of a doggy daycare center, has been arrested on federal charges.
According to the charges, during a deposition in that lawsuit, Guillen lied when he denied groping, hugging, or otherwise intentionally touching five different women without their consent while performing inspections of their businesses between 2019 and 2021. Federal prosecutors said Guillen knew he'd touched the woman's buttocks on purpose, and he had grabbed and groped his victims"for purposes of his own sexual gratification."
The charges do not name any of Guillen's victims, but Bindig and several other women previously came forward to CBS 2 with accusations that Guillen groped them during inspections. And then Bindig said Guillen requested another hug. At one point, the video shows his hand moving from her arm to her rear end.
We reviewed the sexual harassment training requirements Guillen was required to take in order to work for the state. After our story about what happened with Bindig aired, Guillen was fired. And within hours, several other women came forward with similar accounts of groping and inappropriate comments made during their inspections.