Man Sexually Abused Sleeping Girls In Home Invasions: Cops

CHICAGO, IL — Police have made an arrest in connection with sexual assaults and home invasions in Lincoln Park, police said. A man has been extradited from Indiana, according to police.

Police said Hunter Best, 25, of Bloomington, Ind., has been charged with three felonies: aggravated sexual abuse, home invasion and criminal trespassing.

Police said Best broke into two homes in Lincoln Park on May 27 and assaulted two young girls who were sleeping in their bedrooms.

Police said Best broke into a home in the 400 block of West Belden around 2 a.m. and sexually abused a 13-year-old girl while she slept in her bedroom, police said. Around 20 minutes later, police said he broke into another home in the 500 block of West Grant Place, where he tried to abuse an 11-year-old girl.

"Our entire community expresses its gratitude to the Chicago Police in the 18th District and the Detective Division who worked on this case so aggressively," Ald. Michele Smith said in a community update. "The videos obtained from the community proved crucial to the apprehension of this offender."

Police released two surveillance videos of a person of interest, both of which showed a suspect walking in Lincoln Park around the time of the assaults.

Best is scheduled to appear in bond court on July 18.

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