School worker faces sex abuse charges

URBANA – A female Ludlow School cafeteria worker is accused of sex abuse of a male teen-ager and of sending him text messages and lewd photos.

Deborah Kissell, 32, of Ludlow was arraigned and pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges of indecent solicitation of a child under 17 years old, a Class 3 felony, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child, a Class 2 felony.

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