OAK LAWN, Ill. -- A teacher's aide at a school in southwest suburban Oak Lawn is accused of sexually assaulting a student.
Joshua Alexander, 29, is charged with three counts of criminal sexual abuse, one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of grooming, according to Oak Lawn police.
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Authorities received a complaint of alleged sexual conduct between a teacher's aide and a student on Dec. 2, 2019, police said. Detectives executed two search warrants on social media accounts and identified Alexander as the suspect.
Alexander appeared at a hearing Friday where his bail was set at $500,000, police said. He was ordered not to contact the student or their family or anyone under the age of 18.
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He is due back in court Feb. 20, police said.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2020.)
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