Man charged with sexually assaulting woman in LaBagh Woods on Chicago's Northwest Side: police

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a heavily wooded area on Chicago's Northwest Side last weekend.

The attack happened at LaBagh Woods around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 23.

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John G. Lang, 45, allegedly assaulted a 29-year-old woman off-trail on the eastern side of the preserve, about 500 feet from the parking lot.

The woman was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital and has since been released.

Police released a sketch of the suspect on Tuesday, and Forest Preserves of Cook County police detectives later arrested Lang.

Lang is charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated battery with strangulation. He was ordered held on Saturday afternoon.

"I want to congratulate and thank our detectives and the entire Forest Preserves of Cook County Police Department for their outstanding police work and relentless dedication to seeking justice for the victim. This was a shocking incident, even more so because of the relative rarity of such attacks in the Forest Preserves. The safety of our visitors is the highest priority for the Forest Preserves, and the work by our Police Department to solve this case shows our commitment to that goal," said General Superintendent of the Forest Preserves of Cook County Adam Bianchi.

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