Thomas Jackson

An Algonquin man is accused of soliciting children on Snapchat for sexual images and sending them lewd videos of himself, a prosecutor said.

Thomas Jackson, 27, is charged with possessing images of child sex abuse, a Class 2 felony; grooming; and four misdemeanor counts of distributing explicit material to a minor, a criminal complaint filed in McHenry County court said.

Assistant State’s Attorney Garrett Miller argued in court Wednesday that Jackson is dangerous and there are no conditions that could keep him from continuing in the charged offenses if released from jail pretrial.

Miller said Jackson had digital video depicting child sex abuse, solicited a 15-year-old child for sexually explicit images, and had “conversations” with multiple children in which he asked spe

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