May 6, 2008 8:28 pm US/Central
Man Accused Of Molesting Teen Outside Orland Mall
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (STNG) ―
A 33-year-old man who worked at southwest suburban mall has been charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the mall parking lot.
Andrew F. Alexander of Elmhurst was charged Friday with felony aggravated sexual abuse for having unlawful sexual contact with the teen in late April, Orland Park police said Tuesday.
The girl met Alexander while she was shopping in the Orland Square Mall and he took her to his vehicle in the parking lot, where he sexually abused her, Orland Park police Sgt. John Keating said.
The teen was not physically injured. When her parents later learned of the incident, they went to the police.
"We're very pleased her parents came forward because this is a very sensitive case," Keating said. "The victim knew the man's name and where he worked."
Alexander is being held at Cook County Jail on $100,000 bond and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing May 14.
Police said Alexander is being investigated by other police departments for similar incidents.
Keating reminded parents to warn children about being too trusting.
"We want parents to have an open line of communication with their children," he said. "We encourage parents to talk to their children, teens or younger, and explain these issues. They cannot be so trusting of people they don't know."
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2006. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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