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Chicago man charged after asking juvenile for explicit photos online: police

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  November 10, 2025 7:46pm CST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • Eric Courts, 41, of Chicago, was arrested Nov. 5 and charged with two felony counts of child pornography after allegedly asking a juvenile to send explicit images through social media, police said.
    • Courts had a detention hearing on Nov. 8; further details about the case have not been released.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with child pornography after allegedly asking a juvenile to send explicit images through social media, authorities said.

What we know:

Eric Courts, 41, faces one felony count of child pornography/soliciting a child/moving depiction and one felony count of child pornography/possession/moving depiction, according to Chicago police.

Pictured is Eric Courts, 41. (Chicago PD )

Courts was arrested Nov. 5 in the 3500 block of West Lake Street. Police said he was identified as a suspect who initiated social media conversations with a juvenile and requested pornographic material from them. The juvenile complied, police said.

What's next:

Courts had a detention hearing on Nov. 8. Further details about the case were not released.

The Source: The information in this article was provided by the Chicago Police Department.

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