Former School Counselor, Swim Coach Charged With Prostitution: Authorities

WOODSTOCK, IL — A former Woodstock elementary school counselor and girls swim coach has been charged with prostitution after police say she offered sexual services for money online and through text messages.

Renee J. Walker, 52, of Woodstock, was arrested Sunday and charged with three misdemeanor counts of prostitution and one felony count of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report. Court records show Walker allegedly posted hundreds of messages on the social networking site FetLife between June 2025 and April 2026 advertising sexual services and also sent text messages offering services for $250 to $300, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner. Woodstock

Community Unit School District 200 officials said Walker, who worked as a counselor at Dean Street Elementary School and coached the high school girls swim team, resigned from both positions Oct. 28 after the district received a search warrant related to the police investigation.

Walker is also accused of falsely reporting electronic harassment to Woodstock police in August and is scheduled to return to court Nov. 16, according to Lake and McHenry County Scanner.

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