A 35-year-old Wood Dale man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at an Aurora hotel, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said Friday.
Alexi Benitez Jacinto, 35, was found guilty last year of three counts of criminal sexual assault after a bench trial, the State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors in court said Benitez Jacinto sexually assaulted a woman he knew at an Aurora hotel on Aug. 12, 2022, a news release from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Prior to the assault, Benitez Jacinto had allegedly threatened to harm her with a knife if she continued to refuse his advances.
In the hotel lobby, an employee saw the woman signal for help and overheard Benitez Jacinto threaten to beat her, the news release from the State’s Attorney’s Office said. The employee called 911, and Aurora police officers responded, knocking on the hotel room door.
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The woman then came running out, asking for help, according to the news release from the State’s Attorney’s Office. Benitez Jacinto denied the assault, the news release said, but a search warrant for his phone revealed that he had recorded the incident, officials said.
On Oct. 30, 2025, Benitez Jacinto was found guilty of three counts of criminal sexual assault after a bench trial, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office.
Now, Benitez Jacinto is set to serve 12 years in state prison, per the news release. He receives credit for a total of 1,481 days served on electronic home monitoring and in custody, and he must serve at least 85% of the sentence. He must also register as a sexual offender, the State’s Attorney’s Office said.