ROCKDALE – A man authorities allege is a serial rapist is facing a minimum of 60 years in prison after police say he sexually assaulted two women in the last week – one of whom was jogging on the I&M Canal Trail.

Miguel C. Luna, 35, of the 100 block of Union Street in Joliet, also confessed to raping another jogger on the trail in September 2015, according to police reports.

“He admitted to all three rapes. He told investigators women wearing short athletic shorts and provocative clothing arouse him and he was unable to control himself,” Will County Assistant State’s Attorney John Connor said Monday.

On Sept. 6, a 19-year-old woman was running between Brandon Road and Larkin Avenue when she was tackled from behind by a man who told her he had a knife and threatened to kill her if she looked at him, Connor said. The man led the woman into a wooded area, tied her hands behind her back, stripped her clothing off and had sex with her.

On Wednesday night, Will County Sheriff’s police were sent to Brandon and Channahon roads where a “partially-clothed woman” said she’d met a man in a van for a paid sexual encounter nearby, but when she tried to end it, he sexually assaulted her, Connor said. The victim told police the man had blindfolded her and threatened to kill her before she ran away.

On Saturday, another woman contacted police to say she’d been running near Camelot Road when a man wearing a mask and medical gloves came up behind her and placed her in a chokehold, Connor said. The woman bit her attacker on his right hand, but he hit her and dragged her behind the Interstate 55 viaduct, where he raped her, Connor said.

“He bound her hands behind her back with her shoelaces,” Connor said.

On Saturday night, detectives “received information” about the May 18 assault that identified Luna and his vehicle and said he’d be in the West Park area, Connor told Judge Bennett Braun on Monday in court. Police found the van and arrested Luna for driving with a suspended license before he was questioned about the sexual assaults.

Connor noted Luna has a bite injury on his hand and gave information about the September rape that had not been released to the public.

“He expressed relief he was caught and wanted his belongings sold and the money given to the victims,” Connor said. Luna also allegedly said the September rape was his first.

Appearing in court on video from the Will County Jail, Luna sat with his head resting on one hand while Braun read the charges against him. Luna is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, four counts of criminal sexual assault, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, two counts of aggravated battery, one count of criminal sexual abuse and one count of unlawful restraint.

Connor said Luna faces up to natural life in prison.

According to Connor, Luna was convicted of solicitation of a prostitute in 2011.

Braun ordered Luna held in jail on $5 million bond and assigned the public defender’s office to represent him. Despite the judge’s warnings not to address the court before speaking with an attorney, Luna said he “told the cops I never had a gun or a knife” when Braun cut him off.