Sex assault of 7-year-old girl seen during online learning in West Chesterfield, Chicago police say

Thursday, October 15, 2020
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A person of interest was being questioned Thursday after he was allegedly seen sexually assaulting a young girl during online learning in the West Chesterfield neighborhood, police said.

Police said the girl was seen performing a sexual act on a male in the 200-block of 89th Place at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday through an online remote learning application.
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Police responded and took a man into custody. The girl was taken to Comer Children's Hospital for evaluation. Her condition has not been released.

An investigation by Area Two detectives into the incident is ongoing.
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Police did not say who witnessed the incident or whether the online learning application was associated with a specific school.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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