Man Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting, Robbing Elderly Woman at Gunpoint 2 Years Ago

A man whose last known address is in Woodridge was found guilty Thursday of a 2015 incident in which he sexually assaulted an elderly woman in her home.

Tevin Rainey, 23, was armed when he broke into the woman’s Westmont apartment around 5 a.m. New Year’s Day and forced the woman, who’s more than 80 years old, onto a bed where he sexually assaulted her, State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced in a release.

Rainey was armed at the time of the assault.

After he assaulted her, Rainey demanded money from the woman and forced her at gunpoint to drive to an ATM to withdraw cash. When he initially asked for money, the woman said she didn’t have much in her home. She gave Rainey cash from both her checking and savings accounts before he demanded she drive to a nearby apartment complex and let him out.

The victim was able to make it home and call 911. An ambulance transported her to the hospital for injuries sustained during the sexual assault.

When police investigations led to Rainey, he was found to already be in police custody. The Woodridge Police Department, Westmont Police Department and DuPage County Crime Lab all worked to solve the case.

Rainey was found guilty Thursday after a lengthy, six-day-long trial in front of Judge Brian Telander, Berlin said. He’s been officially charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, two counts of home invasion, one count of armed robbery, one count of aggravated kidnapping and one count of armed violence.

“Just over two years ago, armed with a handgun, Tevin Rainey broke into an elderly woman’s home and sexually assaulted her in such a way that the mere thought of it makes my stomach turn,” Berlin said in the release. “And if that wasn’t enough, Mr. Rainey then kidnapped the woman at gunpoint and forced her to withdraw $320 from her bank accounts. I cannot begin to imagine the terror that poor woman must have felt by simply being in the presence of Mr. Rainey.”

Rainey is next expected in court Feb. 15 for post-trial motions. He’s facing 57 to 120 years in jail, and he’ll have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole.

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