Oswego police investigation leads to Wheeling man charged with sexual abuse of minor – Shaw Local

According to Oswego police, a Wheeling man has been charged with sexual abuse for allegedly having sex with a minor.

Roberto B. Huerta, 29, is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse, according to a press release from the Oswego Police Department. On June 7, Huerta was arrested without incident at his Wheeling home by members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Huerta allegedly had sexual contact with a female who was at least 13 years old but under 17 in September and December 2022, the press release states. Huerta allegedly met the victim through a popular mobile app while posing as a 19-year-old man, the press release states.

In May, Oswego police concluded a 15-month investigation into Huerta’s activities that began in February 2023.

He was taken to the Cook County Jail to await his pre-trial hearing.