Gurnee man charged with grooming, traveling to meet minor
Posted December 15, 2022 12:00 am
A 43-year-old Gurnee man faces felony charges after police said he communicated online for several months with undercover detectives posing as a girl younger than 15 and eventually arranged to meet for an illicit sexual encounter.
Eddie R. Murillo, of the 1500 block of Pinetree Drive, is charged with traveling to meet a minor and grooming. He was in custody at the Lake County jail Thursday on $750,000 bail.
Lake County sheriff's police said Murillo had sexual conversations with the detectives, and then made arrangements to meet with the person he thought was a girl on Wednesday to engage in sexual acts. When he arrived at the chosen location, he was arrested, authorities said.
Murillo is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 22.
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