CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 37-year old man faces being sentenced to prison for the rest of his life for terrorizing and sexually assaulting a college student home on break in 2019.
The State's Attorneys of DuPage and Kane counties said Justin Dalcollo, 37, with a last known address in Nicholasville, Kentucky, could be sentenced up to 135 years in prison for abducting and sexually assaulting a female college student in March 2019.
It took a jury just two hours to find Dalcollo guilty, following a five-day-long trial. In all, the jury found Dalcollo guilty of six counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony; one count of armed robbery, a Class X felony; one count of aggravated kidnapping, a Class X felony; and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, a Class 2 felony.
On March 22, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the victim, who was home from college on spring break, was getting into her car in the parking lot at Bloomingdale Court Mall, located at 344 W. Army Trail Rd., when Dalcollo approached her and forced his way into her car at gunpoint. Dalcollo then ordered the woman to drive to a bank in Glendale Heights and forced her to withdraw $300 from her debit card for him. He then forced her to drive to numerous locations in Hanover Park and Bartlett ultimately parking the car in a parking garage at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin where Dalcollo sexually assaulted her.
Following the sexual assault, Dalcollo ordered the victim to drive to a convenience store in Elgin and accompany him as he went inside. He then ordered the woman to call a cab for him from her cell phone and drive him to the Elgin train station, where the cab picked him up.
The victim then went to a hospital where she reported the sexual assault.
Dalcollo was taken into custody the following day in Chicago.
On March 25, 2019, Dalcollo appeared in bond court where Judge George Bakalis denied bail. He has been held in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.
"The jury's verdict in this case confirms what we have been known all along, that Justin Dalcollo abducted, sexually assaulted, and robbed at gunpoint an innocent young woman who had returned home from school to enjoy spring break with family and friends," Berlin said. "But instead of enjoying her time at home, the victim was terrorized, physically and emotionally, by Mr. Dalcollo. I commend the victim in this case for the incredible strength and courage she showed in facing her attacker in open court. I thank Judge O'Hallaren Walsh for ensuring a fair trial for both sides. I also thank DuPage County Assistant State's Attorneys Jim Scaliatine and Jaclyn McAndrew as well as Kane County Assistant State's Attorney Lori Schmidt for the work they have put in to ensure that Mr. Dalcollo be held responsible for his actions."
Dalcollo's next court appearance is scheduled for January 7, 2022. He faces a sentence of up to 135 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
