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Former Kokomo Police Officer Sentenced to 40 Years for On-Duty Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old and Obstruction

A former Kokomo, Indiana, police officer was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of violating a minor's constitutional rights, lying to investigators and deleting a messaging app.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sinmi Asomuyide, 33, a former Kokomo, Indiana, police officer, was sentenced to 40 years in prison and three years of supervised release. A federal jury in the Southern District of Indiana convicted him after a five-day trial. The Justice Department says jurors found he willfully deprived a 14-year-old girl of her constitutional rights by sexually assaulting her while on duty, conduct that included kidnapping and abusive sexual contact with a child under 16. Jurors also found he lied to the Indiana State Police by denying sexual contact and misrepresenting corroborating evidence, and that he deleted a messaging app he had used to communicate with the victim. The FBI investigated the case. The release does not report a response from Asomuyide.

Why it matters

A jury convicted a police officer of using his position to assault a child and then obstructing the investigation. The sentence reflects federal civil rights enforcement against abuse of police authority.

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