A Palatine man was ordered held on $3 million bail on charges he sexually abused a young girl over three years.
Jose Guerrero-Martinez, 36, was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault, a felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Guerrero-Martinez began sexually abusing the girl in 2014 when she was about 10 years old.
He threatened her and struck her with a ruler when she refused to follow his instructions, said Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney David Mennie.
He also showed her pornography, Mennie said.
Guerrero-Martinez attempted to assault the girl, now 14, on April 27, but she refused and told her mother and aunt, Mennie said.
Guerrero-Martinez, who has no criminal background, is scheduled to appear in court again on June 1.
