Irving Park man suspected of carrying out string of Avondale sexual attacks charged
Witnesses helped lead to the arrest of a Northwest Side man who allegedly attacked two women and a 16-year-old girl during three separate Avondale incidents Friday night that happened minutes apart, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.Zayer Picado-Sevilla, 33, is charged with felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse causing bodily harm and attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault causing bodily harm in connection with the attack of a 39-year-old woman, which happened at 8:05…
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