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Sex at Waukesha laundromat; 2 charged again
A man and woman – already charged with having sex in the Waukesha County Jail lobby last year – are now accused of having sex at a laundromat.
WAUKESHA, Wis. - A man and woman – already charged with having sex in the Waukesha County Jail lobby last year – are now accused of having sex at a Waukesha laundromat.
Desmound Cleveland and Karen Hill are each charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Hill is additionally charged with two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping.
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What we know
Police were called to a laundromat near Hartwell and Broadway on Dec. 24. According to a criminal complaint, the owner said he was watching security video and saw two people "engaging in sexual intercourse" under a blanket "in full view of the camera."
At one point in the video, prosecutors said the blanket slipped and both Cleveland and Hill could be seen with their pants down. An unsuspecting patron was sitting "not far" from them the entire time.
Sex in Waukesha County Jail lobby; Waukesha man, woman accused
A Waukesha man and woman separated by nearly 40 years in age face disorderly conduct charges for having sex in the Waukesha County Jail lobby.
An employee yelled at the two to get out and apologized to the other customers, per the complaint.
Cleveland was arrested on Jan. 5. Court filings said he admitted to being at the laundromat with Hill "some time in December" and said they were "touching" each other while waiting on their clothes. However, per the complaint, at no time did video show the two cleaning clothes at the laundromat.
The backstory
In regard to the jail lobby case, Cleveland pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to time served in July. Hill is due back in court for a hearing on Jan. 15.
According to a criminal complaint filed in that case, a sheriff's deputy was called to the jail lobby on May 2, 2024. The jail supervisor "called to report two individuals had sex in the jail lobby" and Hill was still on the scene.
The deputy was able to get video surveillance of the incident, which happened around 3 a.m. It showed two people in the lobby "engaged in sexual acts," per the complaint.
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The complaint states the deputy contacted Hill. She said Cleveland was her boyfriend of five years, and they intended to hang out at a boarding house, but they got locked out. They then walked to the jail lobby and took a nap.
Hill admitted she and Cleveland "had sexual intercourse and that it was consensual," the complaint said. She added that "she tried to cover both of them up with articles of clothing so no one would see them."
When the deputy questioned Cleveland about what happened, the complaint states he said: "Sex happens." He also said he knew there were cameras.