Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Sleeping Woman

A woman accused a Hickory Hills man of sexually abusing her while she was asleep, prosecutors said.

Kamil Podkanowicz, 29, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a charge of criminal sexual abuse in bond court on Monday.

Prosecutors said that on July 25, the woman was sleeping on the couch at Podkanowicz’s home in Hickory Hills. At some point he moved her to his bedroom and removed both their undergarments.

The woman claims that she woke up in his bed around 5 a.m. with Podkanowicz on top of her. Both of them were naked from the waist down, according to the charges.

The woman went to Palos Community Hospital the same day for an examination, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said the woman admitted that she had been drinking alcohol the night of the encounter, but did not give Podkanowicz her consent to have sex.

The assistant public defender said that Podkanowicz had no prior criminal background.

Bail was set at $30,000. The judge ordered Podkanowicz not to have any contact with the woman.

His next court date is August 31.

This story has been updated.