Crime & Safety
Man Abused Girl, 7, On Video During Online Learning: Police
Police say the 18-year-old was seen sexually assaulting the girl on the online learning forum.
CHICAGO, IL — An 18-year-old Chicago man is charged with sexually assaulting a child after police said he was seen on an online learning forum abusing the 7-year-old. Catrell Walls, of the 200 block of East 89th Place, is charged with one felony count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under age 13.
Walls was arrested just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday after police say he was "identified as one of the offenders who was observed via an online forum, who involved in a sexual act with a 7-year-old female victim."
Police said Walls was seen via an online learning application performing a sexual act with the girl at around 1:30 p.m. Police responded to the home and took Walls into custody. The girl was taken to Comer Children's Hospital.
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