Police: Red Line Sexual Assault Claim Unfounded
Police are now saying a woman's claim that she was sexually assaulted on a CTA train is unfounded, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
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Police are now saying a woman's claim that she was sexually assaulted on a CTA train is unfounded, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
Jay Davies, whose address is unknown, is charged with two counts each of criminal sexual assault by use of threat or force; and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim 13-17, according to Batavia police.
The incident occurred around 11 p.m. June 16 on a train near the Wilson stop in the 4600 block of North Broadway.
Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman Friday afternoon in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.
About 4:30 p.m., a male followed the girl into an elevator in her building, located in the 6300 block of South Calumet Avenue, according to an alert from area detectives. He then pulled the girl into a stairwell and sexually assaulted her, police said. Her exact age was not disclosed.
A former star football player at Lincoln Way West High School in New Lennox is charged with the sexual assault of a student after returning to work there as a teacher's aide and volunteer coach, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
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Joi Taylor, 32, an employee of Proviso West High School in Hillside, is charged with criminal sexual assault in a position of authority, and indecent solicitation of a child, according to Hillside police.
Police have a suspect in custody following an attempted sexual assault on the CTA Red Line.
A man allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman on the Red Line train early Sunday morning, reports WBBM's Mariam Sobh.
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Woodstock police were called to a home in the 1500 block North Seminary Avenue about 11 a.m. Sunday to a report of the sexual assault of a child under 13. After meeting the victim, the victim's mother and the mother's boyfriend, officers took the man—34-year-old Anthony N. Williams—in for further questioning.
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