Young attorney pleads not guilty to the charges

A young DeKalb County attorney who received her law license last year has been charged with three counts of prostitution, officials said.

Reema Bajaj, 25, of Sycamore, pleaded not guilty Thursday in DeKalb County, said her attorney, David Camic of Aurora.

Police say that while investigating another case they found evidence that linked Bajaj to an act of prostitution that took place in August 2010. The alleged act occurred within 1,000 feet of a school, which elevates the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony, said DeKalb police Sgt. Bob Redel.

Bajaj, a 2010 graduate of the Northern Illinois University Law School, would not have been a practicing attorney at the time of the alleged incident. According to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission website, she was admitted to the bar in November.

Bajaj also is charged with allegedly offering to perform a sex act last month with a man for $50, DeKalb County Assistant State's Attorney Julie Trevarthen said.

Bajaj faces two misdemeanor and one felony counts, officials said. She was charged May 31 and is free on bail after posting a $500 cash bond.

Bajaj, who reportedly grew up in the western suburbs, could not be reached for comment.

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