EAST PEORIA, Ill. – A registered sex offender from Pekin has been arrested after allegedly entering a woman’s vehicle in East Peoria and sexually assaulting her.
East Peoria Police say 35-year-old Ryan Chounard is charged with Criminal Sexual Abuse and Vehicular Invasion.
Police say on Wednesday, a 26-year-old female victim reported that a man approached her to speak with her while she was in her vehicle in the Planet Fitness parking lot.
The man then allegedly unlocked the door, entered the vehicle, exposed himself to the victim while inside it, and attempted to force sexual acts with her.
Police say witnesses were able to take pictures of the suspect’s vehicle as it left the scene, with officers identifying the suspect as Chounard.
Chounard was arrested Thursday afternoon and taken to the Tazewell County Justice Center.
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