Man given life sentence for second sexual assault conviction

Man given life sentence for second sexual assault conviction

A man with a prior sexual assault conviction has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2024 attack on a woman at a local hotel, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. Chris Butler, 44, was arrested after Deerfield police were alerted to the assault. He was charged in May of 2024. Authorities said the victim knew Butler and that witnesses saw the attack. Butler was found guilty of sexual assault in 2025, and based on a 2007 conv…

Lake County man with prior Cook County sex offense gets life in prison for Deerfield assault

Chris Butler, 44, Lake County A Lake County man found guilty of sexually assaulting a person in Deerfield, who had a previous sex conviction in Cook County, has been sentenced to mandatory natural life in prison. Chris Butler, 44, was charged in May of 2024 after the Deerfield Police Department received a report of a sexual assault that occurred at a local hotel, officials with the Lake County State’s Attorneys Office said. Upon responding to th…