Sex offender faces charges

GIBSON CITY – A Gibson City man convicted of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old was charged Thursday with having unlawful communication with a child in a park.

Adam M. Mathes, 20, who listed an address in the 400 block of South State Street, was charged additionally with failure to register as a sex offender within five days of establishing a new residence in Gibson City.

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