ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune
By Clifford Ward
Special to the Tribune
July 3, 2013
The youth minister of a West Dundee church has been accused of sexual contact with a minor at the church, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s office announced Wednesday.
Chad A. Coe, 31, of the 500 block of Dundee Avenue in Elgin, with criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, prosecutors said.
Coe, who authorities said is the director of the youth ministry at the First Congregational Church of Dundee, is accused of having sexual contact with a person younger than 18 at the church between June 10 and 14, according to a press release from the state’s attorney’s office.
Officials did not say whether the minor was a participant in one of Coe’s youth programs, but did say Coe was “in a position of trust and/or authority” over the alleged victim.
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