Registered Sex Offender Stalked Two Young Girls, Police Say

BATAVIA, IL — Police detained a registered sex offender Friday after responding to a call from two young girls who told dispatchers a man was following them.

Blayre A. Nash, 29, was charged with four counts of stalking and two counts of disorderly conduct. All stalking counts are Class 4 felonies.

Batavia police received the report that the man was originally following the two girls in a red 4-door sedan, but said he later exited the vehicle and continued to follow them on foot. While following from approximately 30 feet behind them, police said the man was yelling at the girls and asking for their phone numbers.

After yelling at the man to leave them alone while he followed them for several blocks, police said the girls called 9-1-1. Officers arrived at the scene on the 300 block of North River Street to see both girls yelling at the man to stay back, police said.

Nash, a Batavia resident of the 300 block of Walnut Street, was convicted of criminal sexual abuse of a 13-year-old in DuPage County when he was 18 years old, according to court records. The girls told police they identified themselves as juveniles to Nash.

Nash was arrested on Monday and is currently awaiting bond call. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has additional information can call the Batavia Police Investigations Division at 630-454-2500.