CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was charged in the sexual assault of a woman he met on Backpage.com, police say.
Police say Roy Akins met up with a prostitute but didn't have the money to pay her. When the woman showed up at his home in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, police say Akins assaulted her at gunpoint.
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Prosecutors say the 29-year-old sent text messages apologizing to the victim.
He was later arrested and police say he confessed to the crime.
Roy Akins. (Courtesy Chicago police)