(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A man from north suburban Green Oaks has been charged with sexual abuse and several other crimes after he was arrested Wednesday with a missing 15-year-old girl from North Carolina.
The day after getting a tip that the missing girl might be at a home in Green Oaks, the Lake County Sheriff's Office worked with Homeland Security to get a search warrant.
Officials say they arrested 43-year-old Andrew Szech as he was leaving the home with the 15-year-old.
In addition to criminal sexual abuse, Szech has been charged with drug possession with intent to deliver, aggravated battery, assault and gun charges.
The sheriff's office said he allegedly began talking with the girl online last month and encouraged her to take a bus to Chicago from North Carolina. He was accused of picking her up and sexally abusing the girl at his home.
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