ILLINOIS
WGN
MAY 15, 2018
BY MARCELLA RAYMOND AND NANCY LOO
CHICAGO — A former youth minister has been accused of sending inappropriate pictures and messages to minors several times since 2014.
Daniel Ramos, 29, of Burbank, was arrested Monday. He appeared in bond court Tuesday and was charged with four felonies including child pornography, indecent solicitation of a child and grooming. The alleged victims are as young as 12 and as old as 17.
Daniel Ramos was the youth pastor at Victory Worship Church on the Northwest Side up until last summer when one of the alleged victims, who was between 14 and 15 at the time of the abuse, told her mother, who told the lead pastor.
Lead pastor Chris Wallace stresses Ramos hasn’t worked with the center for many months, and said the church alerted authorities last summer after learning of possible misconduct.
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