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Three charged with sexually assaulting classmate during grad party

3 Chicago area teens charged in sexual assault of classmate at graduation party: prosecutors
3 Chicago area teens charged in sexual assault of classmate at graduation party: prosecutors (DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)
  • Three 18-year-olds, Kevin Niemiec, Zachary Mascolo, and Jon Clary II, have been charged with felony sexual assault in an Illinois suburb.
  • The charges relate to an incident between June 14 and 15, where they allegedly sexually assaulted a female classmate in a minivan during a graduation party in Roselle.
  • DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin condemned the alleged actions, highlighting the lasting harm inflicted on the victim.
  • Niemiec was denied pretrial release and faces three counts of criminal sexual assault, while Mascolo and Clary were granted pretrial release with conditions, facing two and three counts respectively.
  • Saint Viator High School clarified that the alleged assault did not occur at a school-sponsored event, stating it was a private gathering after the students had graduated.
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