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'Sensual' Dance In Elmhurst Gets Man Arrested
By David Giuliani, Patch Staff
ELMHURST, IL – A man who danced with a woman last month at an Elmhurst fitness center had an incident that resulted in his arrest, police said.
The incident was said to involve a bio- logical substance that dripped onto the woman.
Patch obtained the
police report through a public records request.
Police said the inci- dent occurred at a birthday party near the pool at FFC Elmhurst health club, 140 N. Addison Ave. More than 100 peo- ple attended.
On the night of Aug. 2, the guests took part in a "birthday cir- cle." This is where party-goers gather in a circle and dance
with the person of honor.
In the Hispanic cul- ture, police were told, the person celebrat- ing a birthday dances with everyone who asks.
According to the report, a 49-year-old Chicago man danced with the victim for a few minutes. They danced the "bacha- ta," which is "sensual and romantic," police said.
The man moved his hands to the middle of her back, simulat- ing a hug-like posi- tion. She then said she felt a substance that resembled semen on the back of her thigh, police said.
She stepped back and saw it on her right shoe, police said.
The man said he was sorry and ran to
the men's restroom.
Another man at the party confronted the 49-year-old, who said, "It was just dancing, and I could- n't contain myself," according to the report.
A dance instructor told police that the man attended class- es a year earlier. He said several Chicago dance studios told him the man made women feel uncom- fortable by dancing closely, police said
Police said they found semen on the woman's shoe.
DuPage County prosecutors rejected a proposed felony charge against the man. Rather, he was charged with misde- meanor disorderly conduct.
On Aug. 25, the man showed up at the police station with his attorney, Sean O'Brien. The man invoked his right to remain silent.
He was taken to the DuPage County Jail, but was released
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