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Westmont man charged with showing pornography to 3 children at park, prosecutors say

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Westmont man charged with showing pornography to 3 children at park, prosecutors say — Palatine Community news

A 66-year-old Westmont man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly showing pornography to three children at a public park Sunday afternoon.Justano Rios, of the 100 block of West 63rd Street, is charged with one felony count of sexual exploitation of a child, two misdemeanor counts of sexual exploitation of a child, three misdemeanor counts of distributing harmful material to a minor and one misdemeanor count of obstructing identification, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.Children report incident at parkWestmont police responded to Diane Main Park around 4:25 p.m. on Sunday, following reports of a man showing pornography to children.Prosecutors said three children, ages 12, 13 and 14, were near a pavilion when they heard moaning noises coming from a bench where Rios was sitting and watching something on his phone.When the children approached and asked what he was doing, Rios allegedly invited them to watch. Authorities said he then showed them pornog

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