Politics & Government
Woman Tied Up Man to Take Him to Counseling: Authorities
The Des Plaines woman now faces a kidnapping charge in connection with the Oct. 6 incident.
COOK COUNTY, IL — A 41-year-old Des Plaines woman faces kidnapping charges for trying to force a man to attend relationship counseling with her, the Daily Herald reports. Fatma Ozturk-Caliskan is accused of hiding behind the man's door and striking him with an object when he returned to his Mount Prospect home on Oct. 6.
She is accused of then tying his hands with a rope and telling him she wanted to take him to meet with a cleric in Pennsylvania with the hopes of fixing their relationship, according to the article. The man was able to break free and run to a neighbor's house before calling police.
A $50,000 bail has been ordered for Ozturk-Caliskan.
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