Sex Offender Arrested In Home Invasion, Assault In Naperville

NAPERVILLE, IL — Police have arrested a sex offender who had been sought in connection with a home invasion and assault in Naperville.

Joseph C. Rush, of Aurora, was charged with failing to register as a sex offender, domestic battery and trespassing to a residence in connection for the April 11 incident.

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According to the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry, Rush was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor between the ages of 13 and 17 when he was 19 years old. He is categorized as a sexual predator and also has convictions for violating the sex offender registry, failing to report annually and failing to report a change of address.

Police were called to an apartment in the 700 block of Inland Circle just after 4:30 a.m. for a report of a break-in. When police got to the scene, the resident told them Joseph C. Rush, born in 1990, who is known to the victim, had broken in, a news release said.

Police say Rush entered the third-floor apartment through a balcony door and then assaulted the resident, who declined medical treatment for injuries that were reported to be minor.

Patch Editor Shannon Antinori contributed to this report.