Man charged with pubic indecency, sexual abuse after incidents at Elmhurst library, gym

Bond was set Friday at $25,000 for a man accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old female employee of an Elmhurst gym and exposing himself to another employee of the gym as well as an employee at the Elmhurst Public Library.

Kelvin Brown, 42, believed to be homeless with a last known address in Bellwood, has been charged with one count of aggravated battery in a public place, one count of criminal sexual abuse, two counts of public indecency and one count of misdemeanor attempt disorderly conduct, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office news release.

Elmhurst police on April 12 responded to a call at the Elmhurst Public Library for a call of suspicious behavior. The individual responsible for the call had left the library prior to the officer’s arrival.

Through the course of their investigation into the suspect’s behavior, police learned that in addition to this alleged incident, the suspect, later identified as Brown, allegedly was involved in two other incidents with patrons at the library.

One of the incidents alleges that Brown pulled his underwear above the waistline of his pants and made visible to the woman his genitals through his underwear while the other alleges that Brown ran his fingers through the hair on another female patron. Further investigation into Brown’s alleged behavior alleges that on April 10, Brown grabbed the buttock of a female employee at the FFC Health Club in Elmhurst.

Brown was arrested and taken into custody by Elmhurst police officers earlier today.

“It is alleged that this defendant not only engaged in lewd and disgusting behavior but also sexually assaulted a sixteen-year-old girl while she was at work,” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release. “These allegations are extremely disturbing and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Brown’s next court appearance is scheduled for May 13 for arraignment.