Kelvin Perry
Kelvin A. Perry. (Schaumburg Police Department )


A 51-year-old counselor is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old ward of the state at Woodfield Mall, authorities said today.
Kelvin A. Perry, of the 4100 block of Brentwood Lane in north suburban Waukegan, has been charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Schaumburg police said in a release.
On Sunday, the 16-year-old victim told her foster mother and police that she went to Woodfield Mall in northwest suburban Schaumburg to meet Perry and they engaged in a sexual act in his vehicle, police said.
Perry allegedly previously counseled the victim, who is a ward of the state, through a social services agency in Lake County, police said.
Charges were approved Tuesday night and Perry is expected to appear for a bond hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court building at midday.
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