Illinois: Who Is Tyler Wallace?
A 27-year-old teacher Tyler Wallace was arrested and sent to Stephenson country jail for being involved in a class 4 felony of child abuse.
Freeport police arrested Tyler in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged grooming.
According to the Freeport School District, Wallace was a teacher and assistant coach for the district's JV girls soccer team.
"The claims are among the most serious that can be made against any adult, especially a school district employee," the district said.
He was placed on administrative leave immediately, pending further action.
Wallace has been charged with Grooming, a Class 4 Felony, according to Freeport Police.
Child grooming is befriending and forming an emotional connection with a child.
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BREAKING: Freeport police arrest 27-year-old Tyler Wallace in regards to an ongoing investigation for alleged grooming. The Freeport School district confirmed Wallace was a teacher and coach within the district.
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It is occasionally done to the youngster's family to lessen the child's nervousness in preparation for sexual abuse.
Child grooming is also frequently used to entice youngsters to engage in illegal activities such as child trafficking, child prostitution, cybersex trafficking, or the production of child pornography.
Freeport Teacher Arrested Over Child Grooming
Freeport teacher Tyler Wallace has been arrested for child grooming. The case is under investigation.
Meanwhile, the teacher is refrained from participating in the school's activities and was booked in jail.
Wallace is out on a bond of $1000 until the court summons him for further investigation.
He was arrested in the class 4 felony charge of child grooming.
On the Internet, youngsters are sexually groomed. Some abusers communicate with children online and plan to meet with them.
Online grooming of minors is most common in the 13–17 age group, notably in the 13–14 age group (48 percent).
The majority of victims are girls, and most crimes are committed with the assistance of a cell phone.
Children and teenagers with behavioral disorders like "excessive attention-seeking" are at a considerably higher risk than others.
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Days after publicly stated its opposition to Florida's anti-child grooming law, four of its employees were arrested and charged in a human trafficking, child sex predator sting.
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Some vigilante organizations employ operatives who pose as underage teenagers online to discover possible child molesters and transmit information to the authorities.
The news show Dateline NBC aired the recurrent segment To Catch a Predator based on such operations.
