Crime & Safety

Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Shorewood Woman As She Slept

Milwaukee man is charged with felony sexual assault after a local woman told investigators she was assaulted as she slept following a high school reunion.

A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of sexually assaulting a Shorewood woman at her apartment following a high school reunion.

Nicholas Doty was charged Jan. 27 with felony third-degree sexual assault in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. 

According to the criminal complaint:

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The victim and Doty were classmates in high school and both attended a November class reunion. She and her roommate later invited him back her to Shorewood apartment. 

The group sat around talking, watching TV and drinking until about 2 a.m. when the victim went to bed.

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She told investigators she fell asleep and sometime later woke up to someone engaging in sexual acts with her. She began kicking and screaming, and told the man to leave, she told police. 

She then followed him out of her bedroom and told him to get out of her apartment.

Doty is due for a summons hearing Feb. 14. If convicted, Doty faces a maximum fine of $25,000 or imprisonment of no more than 10 years, or both.


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