Traveling To Meet A Minor Charge: Braidwood Police Make Arrest

Joliet IL

23 January, 2022

10:15 PM

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BRAIDWOOD, IL — Braidwood police arrested a 21-year-old man from Elgin over the weekend on charges of traveling to meet a minor, grooming and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. According to police, officers were conducting a building check around 12:25 a.m. Saturday, when they saw a suspicious vehicle with two people inside. One of them was Alexander Carachure, who drove to Braidwood to meet up with a 14-year-old girl from Braidwood, authorities said. "It was learned that they met and have been communicating through a popular social media site," Braidwood police announced on social media. "During the investigation we worked closely with the Will County State's Attorney where we obtained three search warrants that were executed. During an interview of Carachure, he made statements implicating himself in the above crimes." Carachure was booked into the Will County Jail around 7:40 p.m. Saturday. His bail has been set at $100,000.