Glenview Man Charged with Sexual Assault

Jose Guadalupe Huerta-Jimenez, 31, has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and remains in jail on $200,000 bond, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced May 28. He is also charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Huerta-Jimenez’s alleged victim—a young female relative—only recently told a friend about the assault, although it originally occurred in November 2010, officials said. At the time of the alleged assault, the victim was living in the same home as Huerta-Jimenez, the girl told police. She didn’t report the incident initially because Huerta-Jimenez told the victim he would deny it, officials said in a recent media release.

“The victim was able to push Huerta-Jimenez away, and left the bedroom for another part of the house,” officials said about the alleged abuse.

In mid-May, after the victim had shared her secret with a friend, she was encouraged to talk about the incident t with a school counselor. After speaking with someone at her school, the girl’s parents and police were notified.

Cook County Sheriff’s Police officers arrested Huerta-Jimenez at his home with no incident on May 19, officials said. During an interview with police following his arrest, Huerta-Jimenez admitted to assaulting the victim, according to the media release.

Huerta-Jimenez will return to court on June 20.

No further information on the victim or her age is being released at this time.  Please stay tuned to Glenview Patch as more details become available.