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A horrible crime occurred in Roscoe, Illinois. The crime happened last Wednesday, March 13, 2019. An unnamed women, 34 years old, reported that Matthey Harkey, 43 years old, was hiding in her home when she returned from dropping her children off at school. He attacked, raped, and abducted her, then handcuffed and strapped her to an exercise bench in his basement. When Harkey left the home, she escaped, naked, bleeding, and dragging the exercise bench behind her. The full story is in this article:
Abducted Rockford woman found naked and bleeding, dragging workout bench
Abducted Rockford woman found naked and bleeding, dragging workout bench
Police issued a warrant for his arrest on Wednesday. Harkey was spotted by police early Thursday, and was chased through Edgar, Douglas and Coles counties before he lost control and crashed, and was ejected from his vehicle in Piatt county, according to the News-Gazette. Harkey was taken to a hospital in Champaign county for treatment.
Harkey faces charges of Home Invasion, Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, Unlawful Restraint, and Residential Burglary.
Harkey is a registered sex offender in Illinois. He was charged with Forced Criminal Sexual Abuse of a 15-year-old in McHenry county when he was 21.
He also had an order of protection filed against him by another woman in October 2018.
He has been charged prior in Winnebago County for twice violating the sex offender registry rules.