Migrant Accused in Dual Sexual Assaults on Same Night, Evidence Deemed 'Extraordinary' by Judge

Yeison Diaz Gomez, a 21-year-old Venezuelan migrant, faces charges for two separate sexual assaults that allegedly occurred within an hour of each other on October 10, 2025, in Evanston and Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. The incidents have led to his detention without bail, with a judge noting "extraordinary" evidence of his guilt. This marks his sixth arrest since June, with previous charges including retail theft and narcotics.

The first alleged assault took place around 11:30 p.m. in Evanston, where Diaz Gomez is accused of strangling and groping a woman on a sidewalk. Assistant State’s Attorney Brett Vail stated that the victim fought back, scratching and pulling his hair, until a witness intervened, causing Diaz Gomez to flee. The victim sustained cuts, bruises, and redness on her face and neck.

Less than an hour later, around 2 a.m. on October 10, Diaz Gomez allegedly broke into a woman's home in the 2100 block of West Lunt Avenue in Rogers Park. Assistant State’s Attorney Mike Pekara detailed that Diaz Gomez entered the victim's basement bathroom, groped her, and fled after she screamed and fought back. Her cellphone was later found in a neighbor's home, which was also burglarized.

Diaz Gomez was identified through surveillance footage and a "seeking to identify" bulletin circulated by Chicago police. He later admitted to fighting with the Evanston victim and pulling her to the ground, and to breaking into the Rogers Park home, entering the bathroom, and taking the woman's phone. Judge Anthony Calabrese ordered his detention in the Evanston case, while Judge Ankur Srivastava ordered his detention for the Rogers Park incident.

Court records indicate Diaz Gomez has been arrested ten times in Chicago since November 2024, primarily for retail theft. Prosecutors highlighted that he had been released on pretrial conditions in five previous cases since June, including shoplifting and narcotics charges, under the state's cashless bail system. An assistant public defender noted that Diaz Gomez emigrated from Venezuela three years ago and has no prior violent convictions.