A West Side man was ordered held in lieu of $250,000 bail Sunday after he allegedly crept into the bedroom of a woman and tried to molest her as she slept with her young child.
Artemio Martinez, 18, of the 2000 block of North Neva Avenue, faces attempted criminal sexual abuse, residential burglary and trespassing charges in connection to the incident, which took place early Saturday in the 2600 block of North Mobile Avenue in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, according to Cook County Bond Court records.
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Martinez allegedly opened the rear window of the victim’s Northwest Side apartment at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday and entered her bedroom, where she slept with her 7-year-old daughter, Assistant State’s Attorney Jacqueline Kwilos said Sunday.
He began rubbing the woman’s shoulders and kissing her on the lips, waking her up in the process, Kwilos said.
The woman asked who was there, Martinez said “It’s me,” and the woman realized it wasn’t her husband, Kwilos said.
She turned on her cell phone light, saw Martinez and began screaming, Kwilos said. This roused her daughter, who also began screaming.
Martinez fled the apartment, Kwilos said.
The victim, who did not know Martinez, called the police and officers found Martinez “highly intoxicated” and hiding behind a tree nearby, according to court records.
The woman positively identified Martinez, Kwilos said.
Martinez admitted to knowing the victim was inside the house and that he wanted to “make out” with the woman, which according to Martinez meant he wanted to have sex with her, Kwilos said.
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