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Security guard faces sex assault charges Clay, Niemeyer team up to head commissioners He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of criminal sexual assault A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 24 in the Markham courthouse. noon relating to the alleged attack. "We are deeply concerned by this incident," Cory D. Hedman, spokesman for the Northlake-based grocery store chain.

Sutton has no criminal record. i 14 pc 8 pc. Chicken Sutton allegedly took the girl into the store's security office about 7 p.m. under the pretext that she had been caught shoplifting, DeTella said. The girl apparently had not shoplifted any items from the store.

While he had the girl in his custody in the security office, Sutton allegedly sexually attacked her, DeTella said. The girl told police of the alleged attack the next day, DeTella said. Calumet City police arrested Sutton Wednesday. The girl identified Sutton in a police lineup, DeTella said. Sutton also allegedly confessed to the attack to Calumet City police.

Dominick's released a brief written statement Thursday after FAMOUS FRIED AA PCS. 5JQC I BY RANDY RICHARDSON Times Staff Writer MARKHAM A security guard was charged Thursday with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl after taking her into a Calumet City grocery store's security office under the pretext that she had been caught shoplifting, prosecutors said. Maurice Sutton Jr, 28, 9624 S. Merrill was charged with criminal sexual assault in connection with the alleged Dec. 19 attack on a Calumet City girl in the security office at Dominick's Finer Foods, 1968 Sibley Assistant State's Attorney Joel DeTella said.

Associate Judge Will E. Gier-ach set Sutton's bond at $80,000 at a hearing in Cook County Sixth District Circuit Court. Sutton would need to post 10 percent of the bond, or $8,000, to be BISCUITS 99 mild AQQ clined and seconded Clay's nomination instead. As the board moved to name a vice president, Katie nominated himself. But Clay countered by nominating Niemeyer, who accepted the post.

"I voted 'no' on these elections, but I still want to congratulate you both," said Katie, a third-year commissioner who served as board president for a month in 1993. "And I hope we can continue sharing the load together through the rest of this year. But I want to be president of this board in 1996 for certain." Later, Niemeyer said he voted for Clay because Clay's goals are similar to his. Niemeyer said he believes Clay will follow through on ideas he has Empires u94 1 1 spicy ftnrvi rmtu at II Good GoodonJvrt rvr- 5740 MianapoM 8W. pr tv Hiapnjnraj Good only at 6740 Indianapolis Blvd.

Hammond 844-3448 FAX 844-3449 namnoflQ www i Hammond M-m 1 1 UfSwjftj BY KIM STEELE Times Correspondent CROWN POINT A Democrat and a Republican teamed up to shut out a Democrat as the Lake County Commissioners selected their officers for the year Thursday. Shortly after the meeting began, Commissioner Rudolph Clay, D-Gary, nominated himself to serve as president. Clay, a commissioner since 1987 who has been president three times, was vice president in 1994. Ernest Niemeyer, R-Lowell, served as president last year. Clay's motion was met with a counter nomination of Niemeyer by Commissioner Peter Katie, D-Hammond.

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