Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has charged a Rockford teacher and former Boy Scout leader with 2 counts of grooming a Kane County juvenile, along with one count of disorderly conduct.
A person commits the offense of grooming when they attempt via electronic transmission to entice someone younger than 17 years old to commit a sex act.
The 59 year-old man is accused of sending the victim direct messages via a social media application for a period six-month period commencing in September 2019.
In the messages, the accused asked the victim to perform sexual acts, make a photographic record of the acts and share the photographs with him. At the time, the accused was on the Blackhawk Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a co-director of Canyon Camp, a BSA camp near Stockton, Ill. The victim, who was younger than 17 years old at the time, knew the accused through his association with BSA.
The case is charged in Kane County because the victim received the social media messages at his home in Kane County.
Kane County Judge Julia Yetter issued a warrant for the man’s arrest and set his bail at $40,000 with 10 percent ($4,000) to apply for bond. He surrendered Feb. 16, 2022, at the Kane County jail, was booked, posted bond and was released. His next court appearance is set for 9 a.m. Feb. 28, 2022, in Courtroom 319 via remote access at the Kane County Judicial Center.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information about Reynolds should contact the Kane County Child Advocacy Center at (630) 208-5160.
