Illinois pastor allegedly tried to reset phone before arrest for grooming minor

The church stated that it had 'immediately suspended Dr. Krol from all responsibilities.'

An Illinois man has been charged with attempted grooming after using a social media app to send explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl and then attempting to erase the evidence.

Krol, a resident of Macon County, Illinois, originally contacted the minor on October 7 and asked to play an"online true confessions game", according to an affidavit obtained by the. The affidavit said that the game reportedly started off innocently and slowly became sexual, with Krol eventually asking the girl to send nude pictures.

An Illinois man was arrested and accused of attempting to groom a minor through Snapchat, and then deleting evidence when the authorities served him a warrant. Here, a stock photo of handcuffs can be seen.When Macon County deputies went to Krol's house to serve a search warrant, the affidavit states that Krol saw the authorities outside of his house and tried to erase evidence of his crimes.

"Deputies immediately located his phone, but [Krol] had factory reset the phone in an attempt to wipe all of the data," Pope continued.

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