ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Winnebago County State’s Attorney announced Thursday that Richard Wooten, 58, was sentenced for a brutal rape that occurred in 2022.
According to prosecutors, Rockford Police officers found the victim unconscious and badly beaten, lying on a mattress in an alley in the 1100 block of 3rd Avenue on June 22, 2022.
The woman was taken to the hospital for multiple facial and head injuries, including a brain bleed. Surgeons removed part of her skull to relieve swelling, authorities said. She was placed in a medically induced coma for several weeks while she recovered.
A sexual assault kit revealed she had been raped.
Wooten was developed as a suspect in the case and had blood on his clothing during an interview with officers, police said.
His DNA also matched that found on the victim.
Wooten has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. If he is released, he will be on mandatory supervised release for the rest of his life.
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