Eric Echevarria, Chief Police | City of Peoria Police Department

Last week, Eddie Blakes, 52, was charged with Criminal Sexual Assault related to the assault of a 16-year-old girl earlier this year in Peoria. At his detention hearing today, the court granted the state's Petition to Detain Blakes, which means he will stay in custody until his trial.

According to police reports, on January 9, 2025, officers spoke with the victim after she had run away from home the previous day. She told authorities that an unknown man picked her up and another man joined them before they all went to a residence in Peoria. There, she reported being sexually assaulted by both men. The victim also said a third man arrived and assaulted her as well.

The victim underwent a sexual assault kit at the hospital.

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