Report of Lake View sex assault unfounded, CPD says

Lake View sexual assault report unfounded, Chicago police say

Chicago police said an earlier report of a sexual assault in Lake View was not bona fide.

CHICAGO - Chicago police said an earlier report of a sexual assault in Lake View was not bona fide.

Initially, police said a 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted late Sunday night in the Lake View neighborhood.

What we know:

Officers responded around 10:45 p.m. to a call for a well-being check in the 3800 block of North Wilton Avenue. There, the victim told police she had been sitting in an alley when she was approached by two unknown men and two unknown women.

The victim said the two men attacked and sexually assaulted her before all four suspects fled the scene in a vehicle heading in an unknown direction.

The woman was taken to Thorek Memorial Hospital for treatment. 

Just before noon on Monday, police said the sexual assault was unfounded.

What we don't know:

Police have not said if the woman who filed the report will face charges.