Crime & Safety

Landlord Accused of Molesting Teen-Aged Hired Help

62-year-old Oak Park man charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

An Oak Park man in his 60s is accused of molesting a teen-age girl he hired to do odd jobs around a River Forest house he owns.

Gregg Kuenster, 62, of the 1000 block of Wisconsin in Oak Park, is charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a victim who is more than 13 years old but less than 18 years old. River Forest police said they learned of the alleged sexual misconduct in early February.

Keunster hired the girl to do "odd jobs in and around a multi-family home he owns and rents on the 500 block of Park in River Forest," police said.

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Detectives contacted the Cook County State’s Attorney Felony Review Unit and the Cook County Child Advocacy Center and prosecutors approved the felony charge Wednesday.


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