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Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation in Palos Hills and Orland Park

He's scheduled back in court on June 13 at the Bridgeview courthouse.

Bail has been set at $500,000 for a man accused of sexually exploiting a girl in both Orland Park and Palos Hills, Sun-Times Media reports.

Kevin Skaritka, 34, of Justice, was arrested May 20 by Palos Hills police after an Orland Park police investigation, according to the report.

Palos Hills detectives were called to the Orland Park Police Department as Orland Park police were investigating a criminal sexual assault that took place there.

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When detectives arrived in Orland Park, they were told of the times when a female juvenile was sexually exploited by Skaritka in Palos Hills in 2009, Palos Hills police said.

Investigators could not be reached for immediate comment.

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Skaritka is scheduled back in court on June 13 at the Fifth Municipal District Courthouse in Bridgeview.

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