Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing, Robbing Man In Lake View
The attack happened a few blocks east of Wrigley Field, police said.
CHICAGO — A 53-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting and robbing another man in the Lake View neighborhood. The victim was assaulted around 2:08 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of West Waveland, police said.
Parnell Barners, 53, of the Uptown neighborhood, has been charged with felony counts of robbery and criminal sexual abuse.
Assistant State's Attorney Daniel Crone said Parnell made sexual comments to the man as he walked by, and then pulled the man into a doorway and sexually abused him, according to a report by the Chicago Sun-Times. He then took the man's cellphone and ran away.
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Parnell was arrested about two hours later in the 1200 block of North Clark in Lincoln Park, police said.
Parnell was denied bail Wednesday. His next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18.
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Photo via Chicago Police Department: Parnell Barners, 53.
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