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Student Sexually Assaulted in Chicago Tech Bathroom by Another Teen: Police

By Stephanie Lulay | September 24, 2014 5:12am
 A 16-year-old male student was allegedly sexually assaulted by another student in the bathroom of Chicago Tech Academy, 1301 W. 14th St. 
A 16-year-old male student was allegedly sexually assaulted by another student in the bathroom of Chicago Tech Academy, 1301 W. 14th St. 
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UNIVERSITY VILLAGE — A 16-year-old male student has been arrested for sexually assaulting another student at Chicago Tech Academy High School in University Village, officials said.

About noon on Sept. 8, two 16-year-old boys met in a bathroom at the CPS school in the 1300 block of West 14th Street, according to Officer Thomas Sweeney, a Chicago Police spokesman. In the bathroom, one of the teens sexually assaulted the other teen, according to a police report.

The victim reported the assault to his parents after school, Sweeney said, and was transported to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center on the Near South Side for treatment.

On Sept. 10, the alleged offender was taken into custody by detectives and arrested for criminal sexual assault. Police are not naming him because he is a minor.

After the arrest, the attacker was released to his parents, pending a future court date, according to Steve Campbell, a spokesman for the Cook County State's Attorney's office. The attacker has not been formally charged in the case, but is expected to be in court in the coming weeks, Campbell said Tuesday.

CPS spokesman Michael Passman declined to comment and referred all questions about the incident to the police department.

Chicago Tech Academy, a Chicago Public Schools contract school, opened in 2009 at 1301 W. 14th St. Its board of directors includes members of the Computing Technology Industry Association and other executives from tech companies. According to CPS records, 377 students are enrolled at the school.

Matt Hancock, Chicago Tech Academy executive director and co-founder, declined to answer questions about the incident or about the school's safety procedures.

"Safety [at the] school is our top priority, and the privacy of our students is a second priority after safety," Hancock said.

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