Justin Dalcollo Sentenced to 101 Years for Armed Sexual Assault/Robbery of College Student

Justin Dalcollo, 37 (d.o.b. 8/20/1984), has been sentence to 101 years in jail after being found guilty of six counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X Felony), one count of Armed Robbery (Class X Felony), one count of Aggravated Kidnapping (Class X Felony) and two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon (Class 2 Felony).

“WITH THIS YOUNG WOMAN’S AMAZING COURAGE TO CONFRONT MR. DALCOLLO EYE TO EYE AND REFUSAL TO BECOME A SILENT VICTIM, JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED,” BERLIN SAID. “HE HAS MOST CERTAINLY EARNED EVERY YEAR OF HIS ONE-HUNDRED-AND-ONE-YEAR SENTENCE.”

BLOOMINGDALE - DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced today that Justin Dalcollo, 37 (d.o.b. 8/20/1984) with a last known address in Nicholasville, Kentucky has been sentenced to one hundred one years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the abduction, sexual assault and armed robbery of a female college student in March 2019. On December 13, 2021, following a five-day-long trial and approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury found Dalcollo, guilty of six counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X Felony), one count of Armed Robbery (Class X Felony), one count of Aggravated Kidnapping (Class X Felony) and two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon (Class 2 Felony). Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh handed down today’s sentence.

On March 22, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the victim, who was home from college on spring break, was getting into her car in the parking lot at Bloomingdale Court Mall, on Army Trail Road, when Dalcollo approached her and forced his way into her car at gunpoint. Dalcollo then ordered the woman to drive to a bank in Glendale Heights and forced her to withdraw $300 from her debit card for him. He then forced her to drive to numerous locations in Hanover Park and Bartlett, ultimately parking the car in a parking garage at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin where Dalcollo sexually assaulted her. Following the sexual assault, Dalcollo ordered the victim to drive to a convenience store in Elgin and accompany him as he went inside. He then ordered the woman to call a cab for him from her cell phone and drive him to the Elgin train station, where the cab picked him up. The victim then went to a hospital where she reported the sexual assault. An investigation led by the Bloomingdale Police Department, with assistance from other agencies, led to Dalcollo who was taken into custody the following day in Chicago. On March 25, 2019, Dalcollo appeared in Bond Court where Judge George Bakalis denied bail. He has been held in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.

“For the victim in this case, a relaxing, enjoyable spring break spent at home with family and friends, came to an abrupt end on March 22, 2019, when Justin Dalcollo kidnapped her at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her,” Berlin said. “While the memories of that horrible day may fade with time, time cannot erase what happened. The victim, and the entire community, have been harmed by this defendant’s abhorrent behavior and demand justice. With this young woman’s amazing courage to confront Mr. Dalcollo eye to eye and her refusal to become a silent victim, justice has been served. He has most certainly earned every year of his one-hundred-and-one-year sentence. I thank DuPage County Assistant State’s Attorneys Jim Scaliatine and Jaclyn McAndrew as well as Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Schmidt for their efforts in ensuring Mr. Dalcollo will never be able to prey on innocent women again.”

“This survivor has walked a long road to get to this day” Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Schmidt said. “Her bravery throughout this nightmare has been nothing short of remarkable, and her strength has been inspirational. I am relieved for her and her family that this part is finally over and she can continue healing. I hope she feels that justice has been served. I’m sure there were times she had to wonder whether she’d ever get to hear that this violent criminal has been sent to prison for a very long time.”

“The cooperation of the various police agencies and prosecution by the Kane County and DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office helped to bring this defendant to justice” Mosser added. “The prison sentence ordered today will keep our community safe from a person who chose his actions. Hopefully, this will bring some relief to the victim who not only had to testify against him but had to be questioned by him as he represented himself. My thanks for her incredible strength and bravery along with ASA Lori Schmidt, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and to all of the officers and investigators who assisted in this case.”

Dalcollo will be required to serve 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole.