Crime & Safety

19-Year-Old Charged With Two Counts Of Sexual Assault In Lake County

The victim described him as a "former acquaintance," police say.

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — A 19-year-old Wheeling man has been charged with two counts of felony sex assault.

Lincolnshire police were called around 7:00 p.m. on Feb. 22 to investigate a criminal sexual assault that had happened on Monday, Feb. 20 on the 200 block of Parkway Drive.

The victim identified the defendant, Kevin Perez-Galeana, as a former acquaintance, police said.

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Perez-Galeana was arrested for criminal sexual assault (a class 1 felony) and criminal sexual abuse (a class 4 felony) and is being held at the Lake County Jail. His next court date is scheduled for March 10 at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom C-120 at the county courthouse in Waukegan.

Top photo: Kevin Perez-Galeana (Courtesy Lincolnshire Police Department)

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