A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, returned a two-count indictment, unsealed today, charging former Kokomo Police Department officer Sinmi Asomuyide with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and with lying to state investigators to try to cover up the assault, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
The first count of the indictment charges Asomuyide, who was 31 years old, with willfully depriving Minor #1, who was 14 years old, of her constitutional rights by sexually assaulting her.
The first count also charges that the defendant’s conduct included kidnapping.
The second count of the indictment charges Asomuyide with lying to the Indiana State Police to try to cover up the assault by, among other things, denying having sexual contact with Minor #1 and denying that there would be any reason for the presence of his semen in his squad car when, in fact, he ejaculated inside his squad car after causing Minor #1’s hand to touch his exposed penis.
Court documents filed against Asomuyide detail how a 14-year-old girl was interviewed on July 2, 2024, regarding allegations made against the officer. The victim said she had been on a “running away streak” recently and that Asomuyide was the officer who kept showing up for her, according to the WTTV-CBS4Indy
The victim said that, after one instance of running away, Asomuyide picked her up and took her to a local youth center, but stopped once they got into the parking lot. She said the officer began asking her questions about her sex life, and eventually the two exchanged numbers.
After being returned to a family friend’s house, the 14-year-old said that Asomuyide somehow tracked her phone and showed up at the front door, demanding she come with him. She said the officer then handcuffed her and put her into his squad car.
The victim described being driven to an “abandoned lot” before Asomuyide uncuffed her and had her sit in the front seat. She said he began to assault her sexually.
“I kept asking him to stop, and he wouldn’t,” the victim said.
The officer then reportedly handcuffed her again and drove her back to the family friend’s house.
If convicted, Asomuyide faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.