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Tomahawk man sentenced for sexual assault

Thursday, May 15, 2008

A TOMAHAWK MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AT A FAMILY GATHERING. IN FEBRUARY, A 12 PERSON LINCOLN COUNTY JURY FOUND 34-YEAR-OLD KEVIN SCHUMANN GUILTY OF THREE COUNTS OF FELONY THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT.

COURT DOCUMENTS INDICATE, THAT, IN AUGUST OF 2006 AT AN EVENING FAMILY OUTING AT BRANTWOOD CO OP PARK IN THE TOWN OF WILSON, KEVIN SCHUMANN WENT SKINNY DIPPING WITH A WOMAN IN HER 20’S. HE REPORTEDLY FIRST FORCED HIMSELF ON THE VICTIM IN THE WATER, AND LATER AGAIN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED THE WOMAN ON THE BEACH, DESPITE HER REPEATED PROTESTS.

KEVIN SCHUMANN WAS LATER CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT. HE WAS FACING UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON. FOLLOWING THE THREE COUNT GUILTY VERDICT, LINCOLN COUNTY JUDGE GLEN HARTLEY ORDERED A PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION. THIS WEEK HE ORDERED KEVIN SCHUMANN SERVE 15 MONTHS IN PRISON WITH 60 MONTHS OF EXTENDED SUPERVISION TO FOLLOW.

LINCOLN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY DON DUNPHY WAS SEEKING A LONGER PRISON TERM. KEVIN SCHUMANN WILL UNDERGO A SEX OFFENDER EVALUATION AND REGISTRATION.

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