Sandwich Woman Sexually Assaulted at Gunpoint: Sheriff

A 33-year-old Sandwich woman was beaten and sexually assaulted in a cornfield Tuesday by a uniformed, masked man who pulled her over in a blue car with a flashing red and blue light, police said.

The woman told police she was driving on Griswold Springs Road about 0.25 miles west of Little Rock Road when a man driving alone in a blue Ford Crown Victoria pulled her over, according to a news release from the Kendall County Sheriff's Office. After walking to her vehicle, the man pulled a mask over his face, pulled out a handgun and ordered the woman to walk to the cornfield next to the road. There, he beat and sexually assaulted her.

The police were called at 6:47 p.m., and the victim was taken to Valley West Hospital in Sandwich. The offender left the scene headed east on Griswold Springs Road.

The woman told police the offender is about 5 foot, 8 inches tall and about 180 pounds with an average build. He is a white man with a tan or a light-skinned Hispanic. He was wearing "a police, fire or security type uniform," according to the news release.

Anyone with information about the incident should call Kendall County Investigations at 630-553-7500, ext. 1107. Those who wish to remain anonymous should call Kendall County Crimestoppers at 630-553-5999.

The news release also stated:

The sheriff's office reminds motorists that are being stopped by an UNMARKED vehicle that they do not believe to be a law enforcement vehicle to proceed to a public area or lighted intersection and/or call 911 to verify that is it a law enforcement officer behind them prior to stopping. Motorists must obey the speed limit and stop for any traffic control devices while traveling to a public area and must be ready to explain to the law enforcement officer why they did not immediately stop.

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