Naperville man now accused of stealing from business partner
Prosecutors will seek a $10 million bond next week for the co-owner of a private Naperville cheerleading school who while facing sex charges also is accused of stealing from his business partner.
Bradley S. Abrahams was indicted on felony charges alleging identity theft, forgery, computer, mail and wire fraud. The new allegations were made public Friday in DuPage County court records.
Prosecutors allege the 30-year-old Aurora man used the name and social security number of his partner at ICE Athletics Cheer and Dance to obtain a line of credit of up to $10,000 in April. Abrahams is accused in the criminal indictment of paying his car repairs at Village Pontiac, 1585 W. Ogden Ave., Naperville, with some of the fraudulent credit.
The first allegations surfaced July 7, 2007, after Abrahams was charged with having sex with a 13-year-old female student in March and April 2006 in the gym's bathroom, athlete's room and a storage area at 127 Ambassador Drive in a Naperville industrial area.
Afterward, similar allegations surfaced with a second girl who was not his student who said they had sex inside the gym back in summer 2003 when she was 16.
Abrahams, who denies the allegations, posted the required 10 percent of a $1 million bond while awaiting trial to fight the sexual assault and aggravated sexual abuse charges.
In light of the latest indictment, prosecutor Demetri Demopoulos will ask DuPage Circuit Judge Perry Thompson during a Friday court hearing to increase Abrahams' bond to $10 million and place him on an electronic monitoring bracelet and home confinement.
Abrahams does not have a prior criminal record, but the pending charges are not the first time he has been accused of having inappropriate contact with underage girls.
In December 2004, he was acquitted of misdemeanor battery after a 16-year-old girl who did not attend the school said he inappropriately touched her June 15, 2003, inside his former Naperville apartment. Abrahams admitted kissing the girl, but he denied knowing she was under age.
A judge said the girl's testimony was credible but there wasn't enough evidence to prove Abrahams' guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. For example, the girl was unsure of the exact date of the incident and offered conflicting accounts of what had happened.
Abrahams, of 4062 Gabrielle Drive, Aurora, also worked on a part-time basis as an assistant cheerleading coach in 2002 at Naperville Central High School. He was terminated for having contact with underage cheerleaders outside of school against district policy, according to court records.
In court records, Demopoulos said Abrahams "uses his position of trust, authority, and supervision to gain access to children and commit sex acts against them, dating back to 1996," at a cheerleading camp. In an earlier court ruling, Judge Thompson said prosecutors may bring up some of the earlier uncharged allegations during his upcoming trial. The judge, however, limited how much testimony he will allow.
Charges: Not the first time man has been accused of inappropriate conduct with teen girls