BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) – A Florida man is accused of sexually assaulting someone in Belvidere.
Shadi Shehadeh, 42, of North Port, Florida, is charged with criminal sexual assault and two counts of criminal sexual abuse.
Shadi Shehadeh, 42(Boone County Jail)
On Dec. 6, 2025, someone at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford reported a sexual assault that happened in the 1300 block of Garfield Ave. in Belvidere.
Belvidere Police Department detectives investigated the report for two months.
Once the Boone County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges, detectives arrested Shehadeh in Sycamore.
Shehadeh appeared in court Feb. 11 and a petition to keep him detained was filed. He is being held in the Boone County Jail. His next court date is scheduled for Feb. 12.
If convicted, he could spend up to 21 years behind bars.
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