Overview
- Deputies rescued a girl under 14 Saturday after a 24-year-old Georgia man drove to Lake County and was found with her in a car at Independence Grove Forest Preserve.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Jordy Alexis Fuerte Perez of Norcross, Georgia and arrested him on arrival at the parking lot.
- Fuerte Perez has been charged with two counts of solicitation of child pornography and one count of unlawful possession of cocaine, and officials say additional charges are likely.
- Detectives traced communications between the girl and the suspect, used public safety camera footage to locate the vehicle, and took the child into protective custody for evaluation at the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center.
- Lake County prosecutors plan to ask a judge to keep Fuerte Perez jailed pending a detention hearing and the case highlights growing concerns from law enforcement about adults grooming children online.