Chicago man who posed as basketball coach charged with grooming, soliciting teen boy, police say

The Brief Andre Jackson, 56, was arrested Monday on felony charges of indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal sexual abuse and grooming.Police say Jackson presented himself as a basketball coach and targeted a 15-year-old boy over several months earlier this year.Jackson was due in court Wednesday for a detention hearing. CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing felony charges after police said he posed as a basketball coach and groomed and solicited a teenage boy. Chicago sexual abuse charge Andre Jackson, 56, was arrested Monday in the 700 block of East 111th Street in the Pullman neighborhood. Andre Jackson | CPD Police said Jackson presented himself as a basketball coach and committed acts of indecent solicitation and grooming involving a 15-year-old boy over several months earlier this year. Jackson was charged with one felony count of indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one felony count of grooming. What's next: Jackson was due in court Wednesday for a detention hearing. Police said the investigation remains ongoing. What you can do: Anyone who believes they or someone they know may be a victim is asked to contact the Chicago Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit at 312-492-3810. The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department. Crime and Public SafetyChicagoNews