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Chicago Man Accused Of Abusing, Grooming 15-Year-Old

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

4

First seen

Oct 28, 10:27 AM CDT

updated Oct 28, 3:34 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WGN-TV, WFLD and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A Chicago man and former community center employee accused of posing as a basketball coach has been charged with grooming and sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy, WMAQ-TV reported. Police said the suspect was also charged with soliciting the teen, according to WFLD.

Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 3, Oct 28, 9:39 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 28, 11:14 AM CDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 28, 11:28 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.