Suspect Denies Abusing Woman at Birthday Soiree

A man reportedly sexually abused a Roscoe Village woman last week at a local apartment complex.

Police and Chicago Fire Department personnel responded to the Silent Cooperative Apartments, 2500 W. Belmont Ave, around 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23, according to the police report. The victim, who was 32 years old, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she was reportedly treated for a reaction to a mix of drugs and alcohol.

She told police she was sexually abused by a man who lived across the hall from her. She was invited to his apartment to attend his 68th birthday party, at which time, “he placed his hand down her pants and inserted his finger into her anus,” according to a police report.

The victim said the assault happened again when he walked her across the hall to her unit. The suspect told police he invited the victim over for wine on his birthday. They consensually started kissing, he relayed, when she placed his hand on her crotch.

He told police he backed off and walked her across the hall. He denied any further activity, according to the police report.

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