Crime & Safety
Barrington Man Pleads Guilty to Sexting 15-Year-Old
Jack K. Pickup, a former Des Plaines middle school teacher, took a plea deal.
A Barrington resident and former Des Plaines teacher has taken a plea deal for sexting one of his students, the Northwest Herald reports.
Jack K. Pickup was arrested in July of 2012 for texting sexual messages to a former Chippewa Middle School student after she had graduated from 8th grade. Police say Pickup sent the girl a photo of his exposed genitals.
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Pickup, 35, pleaded guilty to the charges against him in exchange for the felony charge to be reduced to misdemeanor harassment by electronic communication, the newspaper reports. Pickup has been sentenced to two years probation, 200 hours of public service and was given a $2,000 fine.
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