Witnesses intervened after a convicted felon attacked and sexually abused a woman aboard a CTA bus on the Near West Side this week, Chicago police said. Morris Love, 36, is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing Sunday afternoon 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 stood up to move away, but Love grabbed her, held her down, and sexually abused her on the bus, according to police. Other passengers intervened and freed her from Love, police said.
Love then followed the woman off the bus, stole her property, and tried to grab her again, according to police. She was able to get away. Witnesses gave police a description of the attacker, and patrol officers located Love nearby. CTA surveillance video and statements from the victim and witnesses played key roles in the investigation, police said.
Love is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated battery of a transit passenger, robbery, and aggravated unlawful restraint. Court records show he received a four-year sentence in 2024 for a robbery and battery that occurred on the CTA, and a three-year sentence in 2022 for battering a peace officer.
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