Former School Counselor, Swim Coach Accused Of Offering Sex For Money Online

WOODSTOCK, IL — A former Woodstock school counselor and girls swim coach has been charged with prostitution and filing a false police report after authorities say she offered sexual services for money through online messages and text communications.

Renee J. Walker, 52, of Woodstock, was charged Sunday with three Class A misdemeanor counts of prostitution and one Class 4 felony count of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false crime report, according to McHenry County court records.

Walker previously worked as a counselor at Dean Street Elementary School and coached the Woodstock High School girls swim team. She resigned from both positions Oct. 28 after Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 received a search warrant connected to the police investigation, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.

According to a criminal complaint filed Sunday, Walker allegedly sent text messages on Jan. 19 and Jan. 23 offering sexual services in exchange for payments of $250 to $300. Prosecutors also allege Walker sent hundreds of messages through FetLife.com between June 13, 2025, and April 9, 2026, identifying herself as a sex worker and advertising sexual services.

The felony disorderly conduct charge stems from an Aug. 16 incident in which Walker allegedly went to the Woodstock Police Department and filed a report alleging harassment through electronic communications. Authorities allege the report was knowingly false, according to the criminal complaint.

Walker appeared in McHenry County court Monday, where Judge Cynthia D. Lamb ordered her released from custody on personal recognizance under Illinois' Pretrial Fairness Act, according to court documents provided to Patch. As a condition of her release, Walker must report all legal employment and sources of income to the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services, according to court records.

Walker is scheduled to return to court Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.