LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Correction: The suspect in this case was previously misidentified as being from Naperville. The suspect, Ethan Charles Knez, is not from our area.
A sailor stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes is accused of convincing a 13-year-old girl he met online to send him sexually explicit photos.
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Ethan Charles Knez, 21, is an active duty member of the U.S. Navy, according to court documents. He was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
Court documents also allege Knez admitted to committing similar crimes with at least 15 underage victims.
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He is due in court Friday at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago.