Crime & Safety
Romeoville Man Traveled To Meet Teen For Sex: Authorities
He's charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 13-year-old.
ROMEOVILLE, IL — A Romeoville man is charged with traveling to meet a 13-year-old for sex. Nicholas E. Reyes, 20, of the 300 block of Emery Avenue, was arrested Thursday by Romeoville police on four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of traveling to meet a minor.
Reyes was released Friday after posting 10 percent of his $50,000 bond, according to Will County jail records.
Romeoville Deputy Police Chief Steve Lucchesi said the victim is 13 years old and not related to Reyes, and that abuse occurred between November 2016 and February 2017, according to the Herald-News.
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Reyes' arrest came days after another 2o-year-old Romeoville man was arrested on allegations he sexually abused a victim under age 11.
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