Rochester Man Accused of Burning Police Officer Accused of Sexual Abuse

Rochester, Minnesota (KROC-AM News)- Rochester Man He was accused of assaulting a police officer He is accused in a case of sexual assault on a child last month.

This is according to the criminal complaint Olmsted County Court on Monday.

The alleged assault on the officer occurred Oct. 24 at an apartment building in northwest Rochester during an arrest in connection with a malicious juvenile punishment case.

Montage of 40-year-old Jared Duwayne He was already facing misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree assault on a police officer and obstructing legal process.

In a separate criminal complaint, he was charged with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment and misdemeanor domestic assault.

According to court documents, Fitting is accused of hitting the legs of an 8-year-old girl with a belt loop when she got angry because she didn’t go to bed. He then allegedly burned a police officer’s face with a lit cigarette while he was being arrested.

Rochester Man Faced Assault on Officer, Malicious Juvenile Sentencing Charges Now Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl

He will be released from jail on bond on October 28. On October 30, Rochester police The complaint stated that Fitting later responded to a report of an upset child who claimed that he had sexually assaulted her.

The child, who is also identified in the court filing as the victim of a juvenile detention case, was in the care of a different person when he began breathing rapidly after being told he would be taken to the same home as Fitting.

According to the charges, the girl, who is under 10, told police during an interview Thursday that Fitting had been sexually assaulting her since she was six years old, when the two were alone in the same home.

She told investigators that Fitting threatened to beat her if she told anyone about the alleged sexual assaults, according to the complaint.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, resources are available to help. visit RAIN website (National Network on Rape, Abuse & Incest) or call 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673).

Investigators learned the young girl was seen at Olmsted Medical Center on Oct. 14 for injuries related to a sexual assault, the court document said.

He was charged with two counts of fabrication. second degree criminal sexual conduct. He was arraigned on the new charges on Monday and is currently being held on unconditional $100,000 bail.

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