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Suburban Man Charged After Woman Raped in South Loop Early Saturday: Police

November 15, 2015 8:01pm | Updated November 15, 2015 8:01pm
Jason Hooks, 20, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault Sunday.
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CHICAGO — A suburban man has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault after a woman was attacked, raped then robbed in the South Loop early Saturday, police said.

Jason Hooks, 20, of Bellwood, was charged Sunday after he was identified as the person who
criminally sexual assaulted a 31-year-old female victim early Saturday morning, police said.

The incident occurred on the 600 block of South Plymouth Court. After the female victim exited the CTA Red Line stop at Harrison and State, Hooks followed her, struck her with a blunt object, and forced her to a secluded area, where he sexually assaulted her, police said. The woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment.

No further information is available at this time, police said.

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