‘One or two people are going to die tonight’: Man charged in Geneva sex attack

An Aurora man with a long criminal history was charged with criminal sexual abuse for allegedly grabbing and threatening a Geneva woman with a knife if she didn’t have sex with him, according to police reports and court records.

Calvin P. Carter, 43, of Aurora, was charged Jan. 12 with aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a weapon, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse with the threat of force, both felonies, according to Kane County Court Records.

Shortly after 4:30 a.m. Jan. 12, police were called to the 500 block of Eklund Avenue in Geneva where they learned that Carter and a resident of the house had an argument and Carter had a knife from the kitchen, according to the police report.

The man ran out of the house in fear for his safety while Carter went into the basement and approached a woman there, the police report stated.

Officers went into the house through the garage door and talked to the victim and two other residents who are roommates in the house, the report stated.

The victim told police that during the night and the verbal arguments between all parties, Carter said, “One or two people are going to die tonight,” according to the report.

Before police arrived, Carter “made several sexual advances towards her ... to get the victim to perform sexual acts on the defendant,” the report stated.

Once he was denied twice, Carter retrieved a kitchen knife, so she got a knife of her own for self-defense if needed, according to the report.

Carter approached the woman again with the knife in his hand and turned the lights off inside the basement, “stating if she turned the lights on she ‘will see what happens,’” according to the police report.

Carter then stood over her while she was seated on a couch, placed the knife on the couch next to her and tried to perform sexual acts on her, according to the police report.

After she began screaming, Carter left her, threw the knife on the floor and went back upstairs. The woman told police he did not assault her with the knife, according to the report.

Police collected both knives as evidence, the report stated.

Carter is currently being held in the Kane County jail, after prosecutors argued before Associate Judge Julia Yetter that he should be denied pretrial release, records show.

Prosecutors argued Carter’s release would put the community at risk, according to court records.

In their arguments, prosecutors cited Carter’s criminal history in Kane County dating back to felony drug charges in 1999, 2004, 2006 and 2020; aggravated battery to a police officer in 2005; domestic battery in 2011 and 2017; burglary in 2013; aggravated DUI in 2024 and criminal damage to government supported property. Both of the 2024 charges are still pending.

Carter served 30 months in prison for the 2004 drug charge and 30 months for the 2005 aggravated battery to a police officer; two years in prison for the 2006 drug charge and two more years for the 2020 drug charge, according to the filing.

In Kendall County, Carter was sentenced to three years in prison for a 2021 burglary, according to the filing, and he was also charged with domestic battery in Nevada in 2015 for which he was given probation.

Carter’s attorney did not return a voicemail message seeking comment.

If convicted of the most serious charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a weapon, a Class 2 felony, Carter could face up to four to seven years in prison, fines up to $25,000, or 48 months of probation, if convicted.

Carter’s next court date is Feb. 5, records show.