Overview
- A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped at gunpoint during a home invasion in Auburn Gresham on Friday when an intruder entered her apartment and stole items including two PlayStation consoles, a cell phone, a purse and a handgun.
- Cook County prosecutors charged 55-year-old Calvin Lindsey with multiple felonies including aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion and kidnapping, and a judge ordered him detained at a detention hearing Wednesday.
- Investigators traced the stolen PlayStations to a pawn shop and used building surveillance, bank footage and a photo lineup to identify Lindsey, and evidence technicians recovered a condom that prosecutors say may link the attacker to the assault.
- Radio traffic and reporting show the Gresham district was placed in 'Radio Assignments Pending,' meaning no patrol units were available, and nine 911 calls about the incident went unassigned with the first officer arriving hours later.
- The victim has publicly identified herself, is pursuing civil legal action against the Chicago Police Department, and says the delayed response and how officers handled her case have left her traumatized and unable to return home.