Former Joliet teacher accused of grooming a child was in charge of school s Twitter account
Accused suburban teacher was in charge of school’s social media accounts
A suburban teacher accused of grooming a child also ran his school s Twitter account in addition to being a science teacher.
CHICAGO - A Joliet
teacher accused of grooming a child has not yet been arrested, but FOX 32 has learned that he was actually in charge of his school’s Twitter account.
Former catholic school teacher Jeremy Hylka is
A warrant is out for his arrest on charges of traveling to meet a child and grooming.
Police say Joliet Catholic school teacher plans to surrender on child grooming charges
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Former Joliet Catholic school teacher expected to turn himself in Monday on child grooming charges
A former Joliet Catholic school teacher is expected to turn himself in to police on Monday when he s released from the hospital.
JOLIET, Ill. - A former Joliet Catholic school teacher is expected to turn himself in to police on Monday when he s released from the hospital.
Jeremy M. Hylka is accused of traveling to meet a child and grooming, stemming from an incident that occurred last week at a Joliet area McDonald s, according to Joliet police.
As police were searching for a former teacher at a Joliet diocesan school who was charged with traveling to meet a child and grooming, the 44-year-old man was admitted to a hospital, and his attorney told police that he will turn himself in after his release from the hospital, the Joliet Police Department said Saturday.
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A former Catholic school teacher in the southwest suburbs has been charged after a video surfaced showing him “engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor.”
Jeremy M. Hylka was charged with traveling to meet a child and grooming after investigators were made aware of a Snapchat video that “possibly depicted inappropriate contact of an adult with a minor,” Joliet Police Lt. Joe Egizio told reporters at a new conference Friday afternoon.
He did not provide details on the contents of the video.
Detectives tracked down and interviewed the person who posted the video, Detective Sean Filipiak said. The person is a 19-year-old man who, in conjuction with a group called “Save Our Siblings,” posed as a 15-year-old when communicating with Hylka.