Round Lake Heights man arrested in solicitation sting

  • Julio Rojas

    Julio Rojas

 
Doug T. Graham
 
 
Updated 11/23/2022 3:25 PM

A 61 year-old Round Lake Heights man is behind bars facing felony charges Wednesday for, police allege, trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a person he thought was a child.

Julio Rojas, of the 1800 block of Tomahawk Trail, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor, authorities said Wednesday,

 

Rojas is in custody at the Lake County jail on $200,000 bail.

Lake County sheriff's police said Rojas began communicating online earlier this month with detectives who were posing as a girl younger than 15. Rojas said he was in the area on a business trip and wanted to meet up for sex, authorities allege.

The undercover detectives set up a meeting with Rojas for Tuesday and arrested him when he arrived at the location, sheriff's police said.

Rojas is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 20.

Go to comments: 0 posted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

Get articles sent to your inbox.

Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.