Overview
- Joliet police arrested Alex Buetikofer, 38, of Lisle, who faces counts of grooming, solicitation to meet a child, traveling to meet a minor, and aggravated battery, according to Kendall County authorities.
- Booking records place him at the Kendall County Jail, and court officials scheduled his first appearance in Kendall County.
- Plainfield School District 202 records list him as a 2024 physical education and health teacher.
- District 86 identified him as a former assistant boys lacrosse coach at Hinsdale Central, said it learned of allegations on March 18, cut ties on March 19, and fired him on March 26.
- District 86 reports no information that its students are involved and says it is cooperating with police, while reporters work to confirm any other roles, including at a school in Berwyn.