Geneva man charged with rape at knifepoint

A 54-year-old Geneva man was being held on $500,000 bail after his arrest on charges he raped a woman at knifepoint.

Howard S. Flint Jr., of the 200 block of Westhaven Circle, is charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault with a dangerous weapon, criminal sexual assault, aggravated unlawful restraint and intimidation, all felonies, according to Geneva police and Kane County court records.

He also is charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault and domestic battery, records show.

Flint is accused of brandishing a butcher knife with a 6-inch blade while forcing his victim to undress and raping her Feb. 2 at a residence on the 200 block of Westhaven, according to court records.

After the assault, the woman, 55, told Flint she was going to get cigarettes, and she called police, Nash said. Flint was later arrested. Police had not been called to the residence in the past.

Kane County Judge Robert Morrow set Flint's bail Saturday.

If convicted of the most severe charge, Flint faces up to 30 years in prison with no possibility of probation. He has no previous arrests in Kane County, records show.

Flint is next due in court Feb. 16.