Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Ukrainian Village Sex Assault
A suspect has been arrested after a woman standing at a bus stop was punched, robbed and sexually assaulted, police said.
CHICAGO, IL — A Humboldt Park man has been charged in the sexual assault and robbery of a woman in the city's Ukrainian Village neighborhood, police said. The woman, 31, was waiting for a bus in the 2200 block of West Chicago Avenue around 6:20 a.m. when the suspect punched her in the face, took her cell phone, and sexually assaulted her in a gangway, according to authorities. The victim didn't know her attacker, police said.
Ricky Parkman, 53, was arrested Friday in the 3300 block of West Iowa Street after police identified him as the suspect. Parkman was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping and robbery, police said.
Parkman was scheduled to appear in bond court Sunday.
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Police released a surveillance image of the suspect last week.
Image courtesy of Chicago Police Department
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