Crime & Safety
Teen Girls Sexually Abused By Palatine Man: Prosecutors
The man, 54, was ordered held on $2.75M bail stemming from the alleged assaults between January and July of this year.
PALATINE, IL — A Palatine man is accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls as far back as January of this year, according to Cook County prosecutors. Santiago Rosales, 54, is charged with criminal sexual assault, and he was ordered held on $2.75 million bail Thursday, July 20, the Daily Herald reports. His next court date is Aug. 10.
According to prosecutors, Rosales sexually assaulted the girls, both 13, from January until this month at his home, the report stated. One of the girls said she felt faint after she was given a drink by Rosales, who knows the girls' families, the report added. The abuse was discovered after one of the girls told a younger relative, who in turn told an adult, according to the Herald. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest Palatine news. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)
Rosales is charged with a Class 1 felony and could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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