Crime & Safety

St. Charles Man Accused Of Traveling To Meet Minor In DuPage Co.

A 31-year-old St. Charles man was arrested after trying to meet up with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to police.

ST. CHARLES, IL — A St. Charles man is facing felony charges after police in DuPage County said he crossed county lines to meet a person who he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

Noel Vascoit, 31, was charged with indecent solicitation of a child – aggravated criminal sexual abuse and traveling to meet a minor, according to a news release from DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick.

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Vascoit was arrested after DuPage sheriffs conducted a week-long investigation into sexually inappropriate conversations between Vascoit and a girl who he thought was 14 years old, the release states.

Vascoit set up a meeting with the girl at a home in DuPage County, and he intended to sexually abuse her in his car, police said. He was arrested shortly after arriving at the home, according to police.

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The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office ran the investigation with detectives from the Metropolitatn Emergency Response and Investigation Team, the release states.

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Vascoit was released on bond, according to the release. He is due to next appear in court on Aug. 3.

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