A man already accused of being part of the wave of unconnected “Loop Puncher” assailants is now charged with attacking yet another woman, marking the fourth woman Chicago police say he targeted this year.
Prosecutors have now charged William Livingston, 36, with aggravated battery in a public place for a late-night assault near Wicker Park over the summer. Livingston remains detained on earlier charges tied to a series of random, violent attacks on women across the city.
Late on July 15, a 37-year-old woman reported that she was walking in the 1500 block of West Division Street when she stepped aside to let a man pass.
She told officers he asked, “Do you need some help?” then punched her in the face with a closed fist while recording with his phone in his other hand. She fell to the ground, suffering visible facial injuries and abrasions to her hands, according to the allegations. Livingston walked away and was only recently identified as the attacker…