Prosecutors said Aditya Singh, 36, was too scared to return to Los Angeles because of COVID-19.
Cook County prosecutors said Singh was found with the lost credentials of an airport worker and survived inside a safe area of the airport.
Singh arrived at O’Hare Terminal 2 on a flight from Los Angeles on Oct. 19, according to prosecutors.
He has since allegedly lived in the airport security zone.
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On Saturday, two United Airlines employees confronted Singh and asked to see his work document which had been stolen by an airport operations manager.
Singh was arrested and told authorities he had found the credentials and was afraid of flying home in the pandemic.
He has been charged with felony rape in a restricted area of an airport and robbery.
The judge expressed surprise that Singh had not been detected before.
“While this incident is still being investigated, we have been able to determine that this gentleman posed no security risk to the airport or the traveling public,” the Chicago Aviation Department said in a statement Monday morning. “We will continue to work with our police partners on a thorough investigation into this matter.”
Singh’s defense attorney requested that Singh be allowed to fly home.
The judge denied it and set bail at $ 10,000.
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