An Orland Fire Protection District firefighter faces two felony charges, police said, after he said he struck up online sex chats with a person he believed was a 13-year-old Iowa girl.
About three months ago, the man entered a Yahoo online chat room and sent the messages, but he was actually chatting with an undercover officer in Iowa posing as the minor, according to police.
On Wednesday morning, police took a search warrant to the man’s Orland Park residence, and arrested him, concluding a three-month investigation by the Orland Park Internet Crimes Investigations Unit, according to a release from the .
Dean Milenkovic, 46, of the 11200 block of Marley Brooke Court in Orland Park, is charged with one felony count of grooming, and one other felony count of possessing harmful material.
Milenkovic was in court for a hearing Thursday morning in Bridgeview, where Judge Terence Smith set bail at $30,000.
Prosecutors said Milenkovic sent the supposed minor a naked photo and a naked video of him in the Yahoo chat room, and asked for a private chat, according to a Sun-Times Media report by Lauren Fitzpatrick. Prosecutors also claimed that he asked to meet the supposed minor, according to the report.
He has been employed by Orland Fire since 1996.
The Orland Fire Protection District released the following statement:
“The Orland Fire Protection District was made aware of an investigation by an out of state police agency regarding harmful material involving a minor via the internet, and the arrest of an employee that took place Wednesday morning,” OFPD Chief Ken Brucki said.
“We are working with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office through the Orland Park Police Department to identify all the facts. Dean Milenkovic has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the investigation. I am most concerned about the integrity of the Fire District and all of our employees to ensure that the public continues to have complete confidence in our ability to provide the emergency services they expect.”
Brucki has made all of the district’s employees aware of the situation and is providing counseling to any employees distressed by this unfortunate news.
A message left on Milenkovic's phone was not immediately returned.
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Now we know why.
Orland Fire district been hitting the tax bills higher and higher each year. You said it. I can bet money he will suspend with pay for about 2-3 years with pay, pending investigation...such a waste.
A group of people were at a BBQ discussing the absolutely terrible, vile, and creepy firefighter who was in the news for arranging a possible tryst with a young girl. Arguing back and forth about who knew tell tale signs before the news came out. We have to have a sit - down and have some damage control someone shouted. "Try to keep it off TV and in the papers" I think I can handle it, we have one or two PR people to put a positive spin on it. "You know he was sports minded" Don't worry, all the news will be about those Chicago guys getting indicted with the garbage scandal in Cicero. Yeah, I know, I'll be busy but I'll keep an eye out for the OFPD. The phone rang, it was the Mayor following up on two other calls about water conservation, cooling shelter in the police station, times to water, and I think HEAVY FINES. I beginning to wake up to the hefty fine for watering and yet we are paying a firefighter not to work? That's a couple of nightmares, I'm going back to sleep. GOODNIGHT! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<,
OK so this guy is “innocent until proven guilty”. So, what happens to all the Paid leave for doing nothing if he is proven guilty? Tell me how does this guy get paid for a vacation now. I agree, keep him working and maybe he’ll have to hang his head Among all the wonderful Orland Fire Protection District employees who are really Trying to protect our citizens’ property and lives 24-hours a day. Please don’t tell me that this is in the union contract. The next contract should not be approved for such nonsense. This is happening once too many times these days. Let’s have a clause in the contract for a job well done.
If he's married with a family, my sympathies go out to them. All the time of seeing Chris Hanson Catch a Predator I often wonder what the poor wives have to deal with after they get caught.
I bet he was doing this on the clock. And he is still getting paid"????
Sounds familiar http://www.publicsafetyproject.org/elsegundo/elsegundo_payroll.html
Segundo article is right on to what OFD would like. For fun, check out what lifeguards get in CA. Even $4 thousand for sunscreen a year. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<,,
The Union Fire Company, sometimes called Benjamin Franklin's Bucket Brigade, was a volunteer fire department formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1736 with the assistance of Benjamin Franklin. So - which came first, paid or volunteer firefighters?
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Do you know of any links, similar to http://www.publicsafetyproject.org/elsegundo/elsegundo_payroll.html, that apply to Illinois related governments? Too many "Public Servants" feel entitled and spend much time trying to take advantage of their employment situation. It is important that the taxpayers understand how their hard earned money is being spent. Thanks for your help.
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meeting with the child.....". The evidence shown here would seem very very hard to make any jury believe he was LURED withOUT his knowledge....and jury will care that he has 2 kids (who potentially have many friends) because......that just opens the doors to more unthinkable acts. As far as getting paid leave.......the system needs to change!
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