Anthony Ramirez

A Wheeling man has been accused of luring two girls to an Elgin hotel and sexually abusing one of them.

Anthony C. Ramirez, 26, of the 200 block of West Wayne Place, is charged with aggravated kidnapping — victim under 13 years old; kidnapping; aggravated criminal sexual abuse — victim under 13 years old; traveling to meet a minor; indecent solicitation of a child through the internet; grooming; and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, all felonies. He also is charged with misdemeanor child endangerment.

According to a press release from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office, Elgin police responded at 4:19 a.m. on May 30 to a hotel on the 500 block of Airport Road to investigate why two girls were in the lobby.

The girls told police they came to Elgin to meet

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