URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- A University of Illinois student was arraigned in Champaign County court on Wednesday on a charge alleging that he sexually enticed a child.

Court and jail records show 20-year-old Grant Rafol is charged with one count of enticing a child to remove their clothes, a Class A misdemeanor. The crime is listed as happening on Dec. 12, 2024, but it wasn't until Tuesday that Rafol was arrested.

The University of Illinois Police Department was listed as the arresting agency, and the university's Office of the Registrar confirmed he was enrolled as a student at the time of the crime. Staff could not say whether he is enrolled during the Fall 2025 semester, since it is so early into the school year.

Rafol appeared in court with his counsel, Evan Brun,o on Wednesday for an i

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