Illegal immigrant charged in sexual assault case

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By Natalie Hayes, nhayes@libertysuburban.com
GateHouse News Service
Wed Sep 12, 2007, 12:24 PM CDT

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St. Charles, IL -
An illegal Mexican immigrant deported twice before being charged with sexual assault for allegedly attacking a woman in St. Charles five years ago will appear in Kane County Court Friday.

Carlos Martinez Lopez, 24, of Aurora, faces three class X felony charges — aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual-abuse — for allegedly attacking a 32-year-old woman with a gun and forcing her to have sex with him after she left work on Dec. 21, 2002.

“The violent use of force makes the charges serious,â€