Crime & Safety

Evanston Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Boy, 14, He Met On Craigslist

Knowing the boy was 14, the Evanston man paid for a taxi to take him to his home without his parents' knowledge.

A 53-year-old Evanston man was arrested Friday after he engaged in sex acts with a 14-year-old boy he met on Craigslist, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Jonathan Labe, 53, of the 900 block of Reba Place, is charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to police. 
Labe paid for a taxi to bring the teen to his home without his parents' knowledge, and they also engaged in oral sex on two different occasions, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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