A person accused of following an aged girl into her Lakeview retirement heart and making an attempt to sexually abuse her final yr has acquired a four-year jail sentence.
Patrick Somerville, 43, pleaded responsible to residential housebreaking earlier than Decide Timothy Joyce, who handed down the sentence, in response to Prepare dinner County court docket information. In alternate, prosecutors dropped eight different felony counts, together with dwelling invasion and a number of intercourse offense costs.
The case stemmed from an incident on the night of October 15, 2024, within the 1500 block of West Belmont Avenue. Prosecutors mentioned the 82-year-old sufferer, who has dementia, went outdoors for a cigarette and was returning to her house when Somerville slipped in behind her by way of a secured door.
As soon as inside, Somerville adopted her to her unit and sat down on her sofa, prosecutors mentioned. When the girl realized he was there, she instructed him to depart. Prosecutors mentioned Somerville walked towards the door along with his pants down, kissed her shoulder, grabbed her, and tried to the touch her over her clothes.
Video surveillance confirmed Somerville coming into the girl’s house, and audio captured her repeatedly telling him to “depart, depart,” prosecutors mentioned.
When police later arrested Somerville, he allegedly admitted to being within the constructing and instructed investigators that he and the girl “had just a little enjoyable collectively,” prosecutors claimed.
Somerville should serve half of his four-year sentence and can obtain credit score for time already spent in custody since his arrest. He’s anticipated to be launched on parole on October 15, 2026.
