12-03-2025
U of I police arrest 18-year-old for sexually abusing woman
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The University of Illinois Police Department made an arrest in connection to a recent sexual abuse case.
On Saturday, March 1, a UIPD officer was dispatched to an off-campus apartment, near the intersection of East Chalmers and South First Streets, just before 2 a.m. An unknown suspect had followed a woman into her apartment building and 'sexually abused' her, UIPD said. She fought back against the suspect, and he fled the scene.
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UIPD detectives used technology like Flock License Plate Readers and the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) to find out more information about the suspect's vehicle.
Then on Thursday, March 6, UIPD patrol officers stopped a vehicle matching the description of the suspect's vehicle. The driver gave officers a fake name, but was later identified as 18-year-old Pedro Nolasco-Martin of Champaign. He was placed under arrest for obstructing justice.
Detectives interviewed Nolasco-Martin regarding the sexual abuse and 'obtained information' which implicated him, police said. The Champaign County State's Attorney charged him with one count of criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault and burglary. He was arraigned on March 7, and released pending trial.
WCIA has reached out to the University of Illinois to find out if Nolasco-Martin was a student at the university.
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