Crime News Chicago

Boy sexually assaulted in Avalon Park: police

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was arrested Sunday after allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in Avalon Park on the South Side.

The 45-year-old allegedly assaulted the child around 4:28 p.m. in the 1100 block of East 82nd Street, Chicago police said.

Charges are pending as Area South detectives investigate.

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