Crime & Safety

Man Accused Of Involuntary Sexual Servitude Of Glenview Minor

Alan Sisson, of Bloomingdale, faces five felony charges following an investigation that started in September 2020, according to police.

Alan Lee Sisson, 72, is due in bond court on Thursday in Skokie.
Alan Lee Sisson, 72, is due in bond court on Thursday in Skokie. (Glenview Police Department)

GLENVIEW, IL — A Bloomingdale man is facing felony charges following a nearly five-month investigation that started when a complaint was made he was having sexually explicit online conversations with a 14-year-old Glenview resident.

Alan Lee Sisson, 72, of Bloomingdale, is accused of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor (Class X felony), child pornography moving depiction (Class 2 felony), child pornography still images (Class 3 felony), grooming (Class 4 felony) and indecent solicitation of a minor (Class 4), according to a release.

Sisson was arrested Wednesday morning after investigators from the Glenview Police Department and members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted a search warrant at his residence. According to the release, Sisson was taken into custody without incident and brought to the Glenview Police Department.

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The charges were approved by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The investigation, which started in September 2020, was conducted by Glenview police with assistance from the ICAC Task Force, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, and the Bloomingdale Police Department.

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