Crime & Safety

Chicago Man Gets 2 Years for Attempted Child Abduction in Skokie

Gabino Torres was found guilty of trying to abduct a 13-year-old girl on Golf Road last year.

SKOKIE, IL - A Chicago man will be locked up for more than two years for attempting to kidnap a teenage girl in Skokie last year.

Gabino Torres, 36, of the city’s West Rogers Park neighborhood, was sentenced to 25 months in jail and one year of parole Monday, according to the Skokie Review. Torres was found guilty last year of attempted child abduction after an alleged January 2015 incident in which he stopped his SUV in the 4800 block of Golf Road and asked a 13-year-old girl for directions.

Torres was accused of trying to pull the girl into the car, but she was able to get away and strike Torres in the face.

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Torres must also register as a sex offender.

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