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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

Aurora man charged with 17 counts of sexual assault

Marquez-Garcia was arrested March 30, 2020, at his home in Aurora. | Aurora police Facebook photo

A man is facing over a dozen charges after allegedly abusing two children between 1997 and 2003 in west suburban Aurora.

Manuel Marquez-Garcia, 57, was charged with ten counts of criminal sexual assault, four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under 13, Aurora police said.

Two women came forward January 2020 and reported that a man sexually assaulted them multiple times between 1997 and 2003 in Aurora, police said. The women were 9 and 16-years-old at the time.

After an investigation, Marquez-Garcia was arrested at his Aurora home Monday without incident, police said.

He is being held at the Kane County Jail on $250,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court May 21.

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