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CBS Chicago
CICERO (CBS) – Police in west suburban Cicero have charged a youth minister with multiple felonies in a sexual assault case involving at least six boys, and authorities believe more victims might be out there.
Juan David Ferreras, 43, has been charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, two counts of criminal sexual assault, one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of indecent solicitation of a child, four counts of distribution of harmful material, and one count of battery.
He was due in bond court on Wednesday.
Police said Ferreras – the son of the pastor at Sonido De Alabanza Church in Cicero – had sex with at least six children ranging in age from 9 to 17.
Ferreras allegedly used his position as a youth pastor, teacher, photographer, and camp retreat organizer to prey on at least six boys. Police fear there might be more victims.
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