Crime & Safety
Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Rape By Ravinia Metra Station
Eduardo Franco blamed drunkenness for attacking a woman on Green Bay Trail.
Eduardo Franco was sentenced to 22 years in prison for raping a woman on the Green Bay Trail by the Ravinia Metra station two years ago, Triblocal reports.
Dubbed the "Ravinia rapist" by prosecutors, Franco pled guilty in May to raping a woman as she got off the Metra train on July 15, 2009. The 32-year-old North Shore woman was attacked from behind while walking north on the Green Bay Trail, according to Triblocal.
Franco avoided a possible 90-year prison sentence by pleading guilty.
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“I want to apologize to the victim and her family,” Franco said just before receiving his sentence. “You may think I am a bad person, but I am not. I was very drunk. I had four 44 ounces that night.”
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