Elgin man charged with exposing himself to children at public pool

A 27-year-old Elgin man is facing sexual abuse charges after he exposed himself to five juveniles at the Wing Park Pool in Elgin on Monday afternoon and touched a victim with his exposed genitalia, officials said.

Jose T. Barboza-Lopez, of the 700 block of Walnut Avenue, was charged with one count of felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse, one count of felony child sex offender in a public park, four misdemeanor counts of public indecency and two misdemeanor counts of battery, according to a news release from the Kane County state's attorney's office.

The five victims are all younger than 18, and one of them is younger than 13, the release said.

Barboza-Lopez previously had been banned from places where children are likely to be present, such as public parks, because of a 2016 sexual offense conviction in Cook County; he's also on probation for a 2016 burglary offense in Kane County, according to the release.

Barboza-Lopez was in Kane County bond court Tuesday, and his bail was set at $500,000; he must post $50,000 to be released while his trial is pending. If he does post bond, Barboza-Lopez is prohibited from having contact with anyone younger than 18.