Overview
- DuPage County prosecutors charged James Patterson, 17, as an adult and a 15-year-old in connection with a Jan. 11 attack in a Walgreens restroom at 713 E. Ogden Ave. in Naperville.
- Officials allege Patterson pinned, struck, and repeatedly punched the victim before sexually assaulting her, while the younger teen recorded the incident.
- Authorities say the 15-year-old then sexually assaulted the victim, who alerted store employees as the suspects fled on foot.
- Naperville police arrested both teens shortly afterward and said Patterson was found with the victim’s phone; Patterson faces four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of robbery, and the juvenile faces three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, one count of criminal sexual assault, and four counts related to child sexual-abuse material.
- Judge-ordered detention followed initial appearances, with the juvenile due in court Jan. 27 and Patterson scheduled for Feb. 2.