Man charged with trying to sexually assault woman, grabbing three others in west and south suburbs

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) — A Willowbrook man has been charged with trying to sexually assault a woman and grabbing three others in the south and west suburbs, officials said.

Kwame Koranteng, 31, is charged with one count of Attempt Criminal Sexual Assault, two counts of Aggravated Battery in a Public Place, two counts of Aggravated Battery – Person Over Sixty and one count of Criminal Sexual Abuse, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office said.

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Officials said the first call came in last Friday around 3 p.m.

A woman was walking on Brookbank Road in Downers Grove when Koranteng allegedly got out of his parked vehicle, ran up from behind, and passed her. He then allegedly turned around, walked past the woman and grabbed her buttocks while asking if “she can have sex.” He then fled the scene in a Toyota Corola.

The next call came in from Hinsdale on Monday around 2:45 p.m.

The alleged victim was walking with a 6-month-old child on a path on 59th Street. When she briefly stopped, she allegedly felt Koranteng grab her buttocks from behind with both hands. When she turned around, Koranteng allegedly reached down and touched the victim’s genitals over her clothes. When the victim screamed for help, he fled the scene.

The third report came in from Darien on Friday around 10:15 p.m. A woman reported that Koranteng followed her into the lobby of her apartment building and grabbed her buttocks before leaving.

After authorities identified Koranteng as a suspect in these cases, officers witnessed another alleged assault while conducting surveillance on him.

It happened on Friday in the 7300-block of Fairmount Avenue in Downers Grove.

Koranteng allegedly got out of his vehicle and approached a woman who was with her grandchild. While the grandmother was bending over to pick the child up, Koranteng allegedly grabbed her buttocks from behind and tried to wrap his arms around her. When the woman pushed him away, Koranteng fled back to his vehicle, where officers arrested him.

A judge ordered Koranteng, of the 400-block of Ridgemoor Drive, detained ahead of his trial on Saturday morning. He is due back in court on Dec. 8.