District 300 teacher, coach charged with grooming child at St. Charles rec center

A teacher and wrestling coach at Carpentersville Middle School has been charged with grooming, sexual exploitation of a child and burglary, police and the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said March 8.

Kevin D. Lee, 24, of South Elgin was charged by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and the St. Charles Police Department, according to a news release from the state’s attorney’s office.

Authorities said in the release that Lee was “present without authority” on Feb. 26 at the Norris Recreation Center, a park district facility in St. Charles, where “he approached a child in a locker room and made an inappropriate comment to the child,” authorities said in the release.

As of Feb. 26, Lee was employed as a teacher and wrestling coach at Carpentersville Middle School.

“According to Illinois law, Lee is being detained in the Kane County jail while his case is pending,” according to the release.

Lee’s next court appearance was scheduled for March 20 at the Kane County Judicial Center, according to the release.