Man in custody for North Side sex assault believed to be connected to previous attacks
Chicago police said the teen is a person of interest in a series of sexual assaults dating back to December 2024.
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Chicago police said the teen is a person of interest in a series of sexual assaults dating back to December 2024.
Just after 11 p.m., Chicago police said a 21-year-old woman was walking in the gangway, in the 18000 block of Lunt Avenue, when a 19-year-old pulled out a knife and sexually assaulted her.
Arab American Family Services in Worth, Illinois, just became a certified rape crisis center, a first for an Arab American organization in this state.
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The first incident happened on Dec. 26, 2024, just before 3 a.m., in the 6200 block of North Bell Avenue.
Police in the 24th District say the suspect is behind at least five attacks.
The latest incident happened on Friday, just before 9 p.m., in the 6100 block of North Campbell Avenue.
Paul Bocska, 58, was found guilty of four counts of criminal sexual assault and 12 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
A lawsuit claims the adults at the teen's school did nothing to prevent it.
Th alleged incident happened between students at Sullivan High School. Lauren Victory reports.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling announced the 18 total charges during a media conference on Monday.
British actor and comedian Russell Brand has been charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault, London police said.
An employee in the Will County Sheriff's Office was arrested by agents from the Department of Homeland Security and charged with two counts of child sex assault, officials said Friday.
An deputy correctional officer at the Will County Sheriff’s office has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child.
The Fenton Community High School District will vote on a permanent replacement for superintendent after a sex assault scandal led to the ouster of their former leader.
A teacher and soccer coach at Downers Gove South High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage student.
Teacher and soccer coach Christina Formella, 30, has been charged with multiple felonies. The District 99 School Board addressed the situation Monday night.
The then-17-year-old victim said she was sexually assaulted in a first-period theatre class at the school on Oct. 31 of that year when she was paired with a young man to rehearse some lines.
Police did not confirm if the fourth attack was connected to the previous three.
Police say a 23-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown man inside a vehicle in the latest incident. Shardaa Gray reports.
Luca Vulpescu, 22, was charged with three felony counts of aggravated battery by strangulation and three misdemeanor counts of battery causing bodily harm, battery insulting/provoking contact, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The incident happened just before 7 p.m. at an apartment in the 1600 block of West 82nd Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Chicago Police said a man entered through a window and then began hitting the woman in the face, causing her to fall to the ground. The offender then sexually assaulted the woman before leaving the scene. Sabrina Franza reports.
Michael Farris is accused of committing the sexual abuse between January 2008 and July 2022.
A Kane County judge ruled Thursday that Michael Farris will stay in custody, calling him a “real and present threat to the community.” Sara Machi reports.
