Elgin man charged with grooming 15-year-old girl
Alejandro Plata | Elgin Police photo
(SUN TIMES MEDIA WIRE) - A northwest suburban Elgin man was charged Monday with grooming a 15-year-old girl.
Alejandro Plata, 41, of the 300 block of College Street, was charged with one felony count of grooming, according to a statement from Elgin police.
Police said they were notified Monday that a 15-year-old girl had been receiving Facebook messages from a man asking her to send him pictures of her genitals in exchange for money, police said.
He was issued a $20,000 bond Tuesday, police said.