Man charged with sexual assault in Villa Park

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A man from Maywood has been charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a woman last year in Villa Park.

On Tuesday, bail was set at $100,000 for Rashard D. Williams, 27, of the 700 block of South Sixth Avenue, according to DuPage County court records.

He is charged with criminal sexual assault -- use of force, robbery, and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.

The attack happened at 6:04 a.m. March 31, 2021, according to the charges. They state that he assaulted her and robbed her, then drove a Chevrolet van at the victim in a way that threatened her.

The charges do not say where it happened.

The woman subsequently requested an order of protection. In her application, she wrote the two had been friends in high school and got together that night to catch up. She alleges the sexual assault and robbery took place in a motel room.