UWM Kenilworth apartments sexual assault; plea deal reached
Brendan Hoover
MILWAUKEE - Brendan Hoover, one of two men accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee housing facility in February 2024, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 17 to a charge of third-degree sexual assault.
A second charge of second-degree sexual assault was dismissed and read into the court record for the purposes of sentencing.
Hoover is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 15.
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Case details
What we know:
Prosecutors charged Hoover and Heaven'l Parker with one count each of second-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated victim.
Brendan Hoover; Heaven'l Parker
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According to a criminal complaint, the victim reported the sexual assault to UWM campus police the day after it happened. She said she left work on Friday night, Feb. 2, 2024 and went to a bar to meet a friend – and the last thing she remembered after talking to Hoover at the bar was waking up Saturday in a bedroom at the university's Kenilworth Square Apartments.
Per the complaint, the victim said Hoover and a man who she did not know – since identified as Parker – were in the room with her. That's when she said Hoover recounted a series of events that happened the previous night, including sexual intercourse that the victim told police she did not consent to.
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After leaving Kenilworth Square Apartments, the complaint states the victim reported vaginal soreness, and was dizzy, nauseous and had a headache. She went to a hospital to receive a sexual assault examination.
Police reviewed surveillance from the bar and the surrounding area. It showed Hoover, Parker and the victim leave the bar together.
Hoover later told investigators, according to the complaint, that he met Parker at the bar last night. He told police he had consensual sex with the victim, and while Parker also had sex with the victim, he did not know if Parker received consent. Prosecutors said Parker declined to make a statement.
What's next:
Parker is still going through the court process. A trial date is now set for Aug. 4.
UWM Kenilworth apartments sexual assault, 2 men charged
Two men are accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee housing facility on Saturday, Feb. 3.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access as well as the criminal complaint associated with this case.