Nov. 09--A registered sexual predator has been charged with public indecency after visibly masturbating one afternoon last month in his vehicle near South Shore High School, prosecutors said.
Nakia Kali, 39, of the 1700 block of East 72nd Street, was held in lieu of $750,000 bail in bond court Saturday. He is listed by the Illinois State Police and Chicago Police Department as a registered sexual predator.
A 17-year-old South Shore High School student reported Kali on Oct. 27 after she saw him sitting in a Dodge Caliber masturbating while she was walking home from school, prosecutors said.
The car was parked on the 1700 block of East 75th Street, according to court documents. South Shore High School is at 1955 E. 75th St.
Kali was arrested at 3:25 p.m. Thursday on the 7100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. He was identified by the student in a photograph.
According to the state police registry, Kali was 27 years old and the victim was 13 when he was convicted of indecent solicitation of a child and aggravated sexual abuse.
Kali is a Navy veteran with a graphic design certificate from Robert Morris University, a public defender said in court Saturday.
He lives with his wife and children.
His next court date is Monday.
