Witnesses intervened after a convicted felon attacked and sexually assaulted a woman aboard a CTA bus on the Near West Side this week, Chicago police said. Morris Love, 36, is scheduled to appear Sunday afternoon for a detention hearing in connection with the case.
Shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, a 35-year-old woman was riding the bus in the 1700 block of West Roosevelt Road when Love sat down next to her, police said. The woman later told police she felt uncomfortable and got up to leave, but Love grabbed her, held her down and sexually assaulted her on the bus, police said. Other passengers intervened and freed her from Love, police said.
Love then followed the woman off the bus, stole her belongings and tried to grab her again, police said. She could get away. Witnesses gave police a description of the attacker, and patrol officers found Love nearby. CTA surveillance video and statements from the victim and witnesses played a key role in the investigation, police said.
Love is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated assault on a transit passenger, theft and aggravated unlawful restraint. Court records show he received a four-year prison sentence in 2024 for a robbery and assault at the CTA, and a three-year prison sentence in 2022 for assaulting a peace officer.
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