Overview
- Prosecutors say a bartender woke confused in her car after a night out and has alleged that Douglas Lee, an Illinois State Police sergeant, incapacitated her and sexually assaulted her.
- Investigators presented DNA from the waistband of the woman’s leggings, a hospital urine toxicology that showed THC, cocaine and barbiturates, surveillance video, license-plate reader data and credit-card and text records to support the charge.
- Tinley Park detectives arrested Lee after a nearly yearlong probe, the Cook County Felony Review Unit approved the criminal sexual assault charge, and a judge denied his release at a recent hearing.
- The Illinois State Police has placed Lee on administrative leave without pay and opened an internal investigation while the Cook County prosecution moves forward.
- Court records show the woman had known Lee socially since early 2024 and note a separate dismissed 2005 accusation against him, and prosecutors say the case could prompt scrutiny of officer conduct and departmental oversight as it proceeds.