Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Sexual Assault At LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve
A 29-year-old woman was attacked in a heavily wooded area of LaBagh Woods last weekend, authorities said.
CHICAGO, IL — A 45-year-old man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault that happened in a Cook County forest preserve over Memorial Day weekend.
John G. Lang was arrested and now faces aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated battery with strangulation charges for accusations he attacked a 29-year-old woman on May 23, Fox 23 is reporting.
The assault happened at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday in an off-trail, heavily wooded area on the eastern side of LaBagh Woods, about 500 feet from the parking lot, according to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
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The woman was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital and has since been released, according to media reports.
On Tuesday, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County released a sketch of the suspect, who was described as being 6 feet tall with a long brown-and-blond beard reaching his chest, officials said. He was wearing a dark shirt, black beanie, dark sunglasses and a zip-up black jacket with a red stripe on the shoulder, according to authorities.
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Authorities said Lang is being held without bail, according to WGN TV.
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