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Source: Lake and McHenry County Scanner

A former elementary school counselor and swim team coach in Woodstock who is charged with offering sex for money online allegedly lied to police that someone was impersonating her on a fetish website before her arrest. Renee J. Walker, 52, of Woodstock, is charged with one count of disorderly conduct by filing a false police report, a Class 4 felony, and three counts of prostitution, all Class A misdemeanors. Walker was a counselor at Dean Street Elementary School in Woodstock and also coached high school girls swimming, Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 said in a statement. Walker was the head coach of the Woodstock co-op girls swim team and 2026 was set to be her 13th season in the role, Woodstock Blue Streak Athletics previously said.

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