LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — Felony charges have been filed against a Chicago man accused of extorting and sexually assaulting a Lake County teen over several months.

According to officials from the Lake County Sheriff's Office, 22-year-old Montreal Montgomery, an Albany Park resident, is facing a slew of felony charges, including two counts of criminal sexual assault, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, one count of aggravated domestic battery, two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of traveling to meet a minor.

Deputies say the charges against Montgomery stem from an alleged months-long campaign to extort and sexually assault a teen girl whom he met on social media.

According to deputies, it all began earlier in 2025 when Montgomery allegedly met the teen on social media.

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