PEORIA, Ill. – A 52-year-old man has been ordered to remain in jail until trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenaged girl.
The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office says Eddie Blakes was arrested Thursday and is charged with Criminal Sexual Assault in connection to the January incident.
Prosecutors say the victim spoke with police on January 9th of this year who reported she ran away the day prior, and an unknown male picked her up with another unknown male joining them.
The group drove to a Peoria residence, where the two men then allegedly sexually assaulted the victim, and a third man reportedly arrived and sexually assaulted her.
A sexual assault kit was performed after the victim was taken to a hospital, and DNA collected matched Blakes’.
Blakes reportedly admitted during police questioning to being at the home and seeing the other two men with the victim, but denied having contact with her.
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