St. Charles Man Found Guilty Of 2019 Sexual Assault, Home Invasion

ST. CHARLES, IL — A 45-year-old St. Charles man has been found guilty of sexual assault in connection with a 2019 home invasion in which a jury determined he assaulted a woman as she was asleep on her couch.

Jason A. Carter was found guilty of felony criminal sexual assault and two counts of home invasion by a jury, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Moser announced on Wednesday.

The jury’s decision comes three years after police said that Carter heard the victim and her boyfriend arrive home around 2 a.m. on June 16, 2019, at a nearby house. After the victim’s boyfriend left the residence shortly after arriving, police said that Carter entered the residence, saw the victim sleeping on the couch, and sexually assaulted her.

Carter faces six years in prison and must register as a sex offender for life. Carter is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 13 in Kane County court.

A Kane County judge revoked bond upon the jury’s decision and ordered that Carter be held in the Kane County Jail. He had been free on $10,000 bond.

“I’m grateful the jurors saw through Mr. Carter’s ridiculous explanation of the events that occurred that night,” Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Amanda Busljeta said in a news release on Wednesday. “My thanks to the victim for her bravery and her belief in our efforts to deliver justice.”