Northbrook Man Accused In Sex Assault Of Palatine Woman On Date

PALATINE, IL — A Northbrook man was charged with criminal sexual assault Friday after he allegedly raped a Palatine woman in her home during a date last month. Anthony N. Lamonica was ordered held on $50,000 bail stemming from the incident, and his next court date is May 31, the Daily Herald reports.

According to prosecutors, Lamonica set up a date with the woman April 6, the report stated. The two had met around a year earlier at a Libertyville bar, the report added.

As the date was winding down, the woman said she needed to pick up her dog from a neighbor, and Lamonica accompanied the woman to her home, the report stated. While there, he allegedly began touching her, but she told him she didn't want to have sex, the report added.

Prosecutors claim Lamonica then allegedly pinned her to her bed, and he is accused of sexually assaulting her, the report stated. The woman, who told Lamonica to leave her home, texted her neighbor before going to a health clinic to have a rape kit administered, the report added.

If convicted, Lamonica could be sentenced to a maximum of 12 years in prison.

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