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Former Lockport teacher accused of child grooming turns himself in to police
By Brittany Garzillo and FOX 32 Digital Staff
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Former Lockport teacher accused of child grooming released on bond after turning himself in to police
A former suburban Catholic school teacher accused of traveling to meet a child has turned himself in, according to police.
JOLIET, Ill. - A former suburban Catholic school teacher accused of traveling to meet a child has turned himself in, according to police.
Jeremy M. Hylka, 44, was arrested by Joliet police on Tuesday at Silver Oaks Hospital in New Lenox, according to Sgt. Dwayne English.
UpdatedTue, May 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm CT
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Joliet police say Jeremy Hylka went to the McDonald s on Jefferson Street in April to meet a 15-year-old for the purposes of sexual conduct. (Mugshot via Joliet police )
JOLIET, IL Jeremy Hylka, the 44-year-old fired Diocese of Joliet teacher who has been charged with grooming and traveling to meet a child, was booked into the Joliet Police Department s custody around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and released after posting bail.
Hylka brought along enough cash, $10,000, to make sure that he will not have to spend one night in the Will County Jail. His bail was set at $100,000 last month, which means he can go free after posting 10 percent.
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The Diocese of Joliet Friday announced that a former Catholic school teacher charged with child grooming did not meet requirements to be a full-time teacher while he was at the school.
Jeremy Hylka obtained a substitute teaching license in January but was not enrolled in a teacher preparation program, which was required to continue teaching in a full-time position at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport, the diocese said in a statement.
Now, St. Joseph principal Lynne Scheffler has been placed on administrative leave while officials “examine the circumstances” regarding Hylka’s employment, the diocese said.
Hylka was fired April 28 after he was hit with traveling to meet a child and grooming charges stemming from an investigation into a Snapchat video that “possibly depicted inappropriate contact of an adult with a minor,” Joliet police have said.