Twin-Cities rape suspect released on bond

Posted on April 19, 2021
Austin Doyle, 22, of Mount Prospect. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)

By Heart of Illinois ABC

NORMAL – A man from the Chicago suburbs has been released on bond on charges he sexually assaulted a woman in Normal and videotaped their encounter without her consent.

McLean County prosecutors filed four felony charges, including criminal sexual assault and unauthorized videotaping against Joseph Doyle, 22, who’s from the Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect, according to Normal Police.

Investigators said Doyle and the reported victim knew each other, and the assault happened in February at an apartment in Normal.

Police arrested Doyle last week, and he was released Thursday after posting a $10,000 cash bond.

Doyle is scheduled to appear in court again May 7.

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