Glenview area sex offender accused of grooming missing Massachusetts girl
Weston Opas is accused of traveling to Boston over the last year to have sex with a child who was later reported missing and found at his home in unincorporated Glenview.
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Weston Opas is accused of traveling to Boston over the last year to have sex with a child who was later reported missing and found at his home in unincorporated Glenview.
CBS 2's Tara Molina brought the issue to the state Monday.
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