PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - A Peoria man will stay in jail until his trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenager the day after she ran away from home.

A release from the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office said DNA genetic testing linked Eddie Blakes, 52, to the sexual assault in January of a 16-year-old girl.

She told investigators that the day after she ran away, an unknown man picked her up, and a second man she didn’t know joined them.

They reportedly drove her to a Peoria residence where they sexually assaulted her on Jan. 9. The victim said a third man showed up, and he also sexually assaulted her.

The girl was taken to a hospital, where investigators said they collected DNA that matched Blakes.

Police arrested Blakes on Thursday, Sept. 18. Monday, Blakes appeared before

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