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Chicago man charged with sexually abusing girl he met online at a Naperville motel

Gabriel Melendez-Morales allegedly met the girl on social media and arranged to meet her at the motel.

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A man is accused of sexually abusing a girl he met on social media at a motel in the 1500 block of Naperville Road in Naperville. 

A man is accused of sexually abusing a girl he met on social media at a motel in the 1500 block of Naperville Road in Naperville.

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A Chicago man is accused of sexually abusing a girl he met on social media at a motel in west suburban Naperville. 

Gabriel Melendez-Morales, 27, was arrested Monday and is charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to Naperville police. 

Melendez-Morales allegedly had sexual contact with a girl on Dec. 7 and Dec. 16 at a motel in the 1500 block of Naperville Road, police said.

Gabriel Melendez-Morales is accused of having sex with a minor in Naperville

Gabriel Melendez-Morales

Naperville police

Detectives are looking into the possibility that there are additional victims, police said.

Melendez-Morales, of Albany Park, was ordered held on $100,000 bond, police said. He is set to appear in court Jan. 27. 

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