Bond set at $300,000 in sexual assault case involving 11-year-old girl

Bond was set at $300,000 Tuesday for a Chicago man charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl he met on the internet.

Marcus Kuykendoll, 24, who was arrested in South Holland, appeared before a judge in the Cook County circuit court house in Markham. He was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault involving a minor. He was in custody at Cook County jail as of late Tuesday afternoon.

Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, said Kuykendoll met the victim through an online social networking Web site on Feb. 21st. He was 23 at the time and the girl was 10, Simonton said.

The victim contacted the defendant by cell phone and arranged for them to meet at the victim's home, according to Simonton. The defendant arrived and engaged in sexual relations with the victim, Simonton said.

After the initial incident, the defendant and victim met again, this time at a local sandwich shop where Kuykendoll allegedly drove the girl to a local park where they again engaged in sexual activity in the defendant's car, Simonton said.

Kuykendoll's is next due in court on July 22 in Markham.