Man gets 12 years for sexual assault at Aurora hotel

A man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at an Aurora hotel.

Alexi Benitez Jacinto, 35, of the 400 block of Foster Avenue, Wood Dale, was found guilty in October 2025 of three counts of criminal sexual assault.

Authorities said on Aug. 12, 2022, Benitez Jacinto sexually assaulted a woman he knew.

Before the assault, he threatened to hurt her with a knife if she continued to refuse his advances. In the hotel lobby, a worker saw the woman signal for help and overheard Benitez threaten to beat the woman, authorities said.

The worker called 911.

Authorities said Benitez Jacinto had recorded the incident on his cellphone.

Benitez Jacinto will have to serve at least 85% of the sentence before being eligible for parole. He received credit for the four years he has been on electronic home monitoring or in jail awaiting trial and sentencing.

He also has to register as a sex offender.

ssarkauskas@dailyherald.com