Watch CBS News

Boy, 14, Sexually Abused In Near North Side Parking Garage

(CBS/STMW) -- Police are searching for a man who sexually abused a 14-year-old boy was in a Near North Side parking garage Monday evening.

A man approached the teen about 5:35 p.m. in the 100 block of West Chestnut and started talking with him, Area Central detectives said in a community alert.

He then lured the teen into the stairwell of a parking garage and sexually abused the boy, police said. The victim ran away and notified police.

Podcast

Authorities describe the suspect as a black man in his early 20s, about 5-foot-4 and 150 pounds, police said. He has a horizontal scar across his nose and has a goatee.

The man was last seen wearing a red hat, a red shirt, a red zip-up hoodie and blue jeans, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (312) 747-8380.

"I was just grabbing something to eat on my way back when I heard about this," said Steve Gasparis, who lives in the area. "Yeah, it's shocking."

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.