Crime & Safety

Joliet Man Beat and Raped Woman Throughout Night Into Morning: Cops

The woman drove herself to the police station and the man was arrested.

A Joliet man beat and raped an acquaintance throughout the night Sunday and into the morning, police said.

The woman managed to drive herself to the police station shortly after 7:30 a.m. Monday. Officers reportedly observed that she had suffered bruises.

The woman told officers 43-year-old Allen Beavers beat her and forced her to have sex, and that her ordeal lasted until the morning, police said.

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Beavers was picked up a short time later on Des Plaines Street. He was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated battery, and taken to the Will County jail.

Beavers’ bond was set at $1 million.

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