Dupage Policy Journal

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh has sentenced Anthony Lane, 55, formerly of Glendale Heights, to fifty-eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for breaking into an elderly woman’s home and sexually assaulting her in November 2021. On January 10, 2024, following a three-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury found Lane guilty of one count of Home Invasion (Class X Felony) and three counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X Felony). On December 6, 2021, Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh set bond at $5 million with 10% to apply. Lane has been held in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.

On November 22, 2021, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the ninety-two-year-old victim entered her attached garage after returning home from her dialysis appointment. As the victim turned to close the garage door, she saw an individual later identified as Lane standing in her doorway. When the victim tried to close the door to her home, Lane forced it open and pushed her into the residence. Lane then bound the victim’s hands with duct tape, carried her upstairs, placed her on a bed in her bedroom and sexually assaulted her. After the assault, Lane fled the home; at which time the victim called 911 and was transported to a local hospital for medical attention. Through their investigation, authorities identified Lane as a suspect in the case. On December 2, 2021, Addison Police took him into custody. He has remained in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.

“The violent sexual assault of an elderly woman alone in her home ranks among one of the most egregious crimes I have encountered in more than thirty-six years as a prosecutor,” Berlin said. “The fear, pain and suffering Mr. Lane inflicted on this woman is beyond reprehensible and extremely alarming. Today’s fifty-eight-year sentence not only takes an extremely dangerous man off the streets for what essentially amounts to the rest of his life but also sends the message that in DuPage County we will not tolerate this type of violent behavior I thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Cathy Nusgart and Nick Catizone for their work in holding Mr. Lane responsible for his horrific actions in this very upsetting case.”

Lane will be required to serve 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole. He will receive credit for time spent in custody at DuPage County Jail.