UpdatedWed, May 19, 2021 at 3:14 pm CT
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Ryan Strom (Lake County Sheriff s Office)
LAKE BARRINGTON, IL A 20-year-old Palatine man is behind bars, accused of tying up a young woman inside a business and sexually assaulting her, police said.
Ryan Strom, of the 500 block of West Gilbert Road in Palatine, is charged with aggravated kidnapping, three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery-strangulation, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and unlawful restraint in connection with the attack early Wednesday.
Meanwhile, authorities are crediting an observant acquaintance of Strom s for saving the woman, who has since been recovering at an area hospital, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff s Office.
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Torrez, who was an acquaintance of the girl s family, is also accused of sexually assaulting the girl at hotels in Grayslake and Libertyville, as well as at his home in Gages Lake, police said. He also took the girl on a trip to Mexico, according to prosecutors.
Authorities learned about the sexual assault after the girl told a trusted family member she had been being assaulted for about three years, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff s Office. The girl has been safe with her family since she disclosed the assaults.
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Man Sexually Assaulted Girl, Took Her On Trip To Mexico: Police - Grayslake, IL - The 50-year-old Gages Lake man is also accused of assaulting the girl, who is under the age of 13, at hotels in Lake County.
Updated 4/21/2021 5:24 PM
The jury s guilty verdicts verified the overwhelming public opinion that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, when he knelt on Floyd s neck for more than 9 minutes and ignored pleas for him to stop.
But where do we go from here?
As our community reflects on this event, we at the Elgin Police Department join in your contemplation. This moment matters, Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley posted on Facebook, condemning the reprehensible actions of Chauvin. Know that the Elgin Police Department remains deeply committed to our community, not just in words, but in our actions, as we collectively continue to listen, learn, and grow. We join with you, striving for our absolute best every day, serving and protecting with the utmost professionalism and integrity.
UpdatedWed, Apr 14, 2021 at 1:47 pm CT
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With an uptick in online activity as well as an increase in online applications offering chat options, including games, parents are urged to check applications for any inappropriate content. (Shutterstock)
LAKE COUNTY, IL Authorities in Lake County are urging parents to keep a close eye on their children s online activity following the arrest of a sexual predator accused of grooming children. The tips and advice from police comes as more people, including children, are interacting online amid the pandemic and the Lake County Sheriff s Office is seeing an uptick in reports from concerned parents.