An Illinois state's attorney announced that bond was set at $5 million for a man taken into custody in West Chicago last week, whose DNA links him to a sexual assault in 2001.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin’s office said in a press release that Alberto Gomez, 51, of Florence, Arizona, has been charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, three counts of criminal sexual assault, one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal sexual abuse.

The DA’s office said in 2022, the West Chicago Police Department received a DNA hit on a sexual assault sample taken in November 2001, after a woman was sexually assaulted at her West Chicago apartment.

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DNA recovered from the victim is allegedly consistent with Gomez’s DNA, which was submitted when he was detained for illegally re-entering the United States.

On Nov. 25, 2001, the victim was sleeping alone in her apartment when she woke up and saw a man, allegedly identified as Gomez, standing in her bedroom.

Gomez is accused of pushing the victim down on the bed, covering her mouth, striking her multiple times and then sexually assaulting her.

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He then fled the apartment, the DA’s office claims, at which point the victim called the police.

At the time of the assault, Gomez reportedly lived in the West Chicago-Warrenville area, according to the press release.

"The identification of a man suspected in a more than two-decade-old sexual assault sends the message that in DuPage County, we will never give up on a case or a victim," Berlin said. "While a case this old may have gone cold, it remained active, and I commend the West Chicago Police Department for their efforts that allowed us to charge Mr. Gomez with the sexual assault of a defenseless woman."

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Gomez was taken into federal custody in November when he was detained while illegally re-entering the United States and has been in custody ever since.

Last week, he was transferred to the DuPage County Jail.

Police ask anyone with information about the case, or about Gomez, to contact them at 630-293-2222.

Gomez is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 16, 2023.

A Riverside County, California man found guilty of killing three teenage boys who played ding-dong ditch at his house in 2020 was sentenced to life in prison.

Anurag Chandra, 45, was found guilty in April of three counts of attempted murder and three counts of first-degree murder.

FOX 40 in Sacramento reported that Chandra was sentenced to life in prison last Friday.

On Jan. 19, 2020, a group of teenage boys were dared to ring Chandra’s doorbell, and they followed through with the dare.

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Chandra testified that one of the boys flashed his buttocks, or mooned him, before fleeing the scene.

The prank caused Chandra, who drank a 12-pack of beer that day, to become "extremely, extremely mad." He also said he was worried about the safety of his family.

Chandra grabbed the keys to his vehicle and got behind the wheel, so he could follow the boys, who fled in a Toyota Prius.

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Officials said Chandra chased the six teenagers down on Temescal Canyon Road. He then rear-ended and sideswiped the Prius until they drove off the road and slammed into a tree.

Officials also said was going up to 99 miles per hour during the pursuit.

After the vehicle crashed into a tree, Chandra fled. During testimony, Chandra said he did not plan to crash into the boys’ car, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported. He also said he did not stop because he did not believe anyone was injured in the crash.

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As a result of the crash, Daniel Hawkins and Drake Ruiz, both from Corona, and Jacob Ivascu, of Riverside, all of whom were 16-years-old, died.

The driver, who was 18 years old, and two 13-year-old passengers survived.

Chandra was previously accused of a domestic violence incident in 2020 before the fatal crash.

Chandra was arrested on Jan. 20, 2020 and has been in custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside since his apprehension.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.