Pilsen, Little Village, Back of the Yards

Girl Sexually Abused By Man At Western Pink Line Station, Police Say

The incident happened Monday on the platform in the 2100 block of South Western Avenue, police said.

2:02 PM CDT on Jun 11, 2019

Credibility:

CHICAGO — A teen or man sexually abused an underage girl Monday at the Western Pink Line station.

At 8:30 a.m., the girl was standing on the platform in the 2100 block of South Western Avenue when the attacker walked up to her and sexually abused her while performing a “lewd act,” according to a Chicago Police community alert.

The attacker was 17-20 years old, 6 feet tall to 6-foot-3 and had short hair, police said. He wore a red or maroon sweatshirt, blue ripped jeans and sandals.

Anyone with information about the abuse was asked to call police at 312-745-8380.

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Kelly Bauer

kelly@blockclubchi.org

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