Former Kokomo Officer Sentenced to 40 Years for Assaulting Girl

Former Kokomo, Indiana, police officer Sinmi Asomuyide was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release. A jury convicted him of depriving a 14-year-old girl of her civil rights, witness tampering and destroying records. Prosecutors said he met the girl while responding to a runaway report in June 2024, then used contact made at a youth center to reach her later that night. They said he handcuffed her and drove her to an abandoned warehouse parking lot, where he sexually assaulted her. Evidence presented at trial included allegations that he turned off his body camera, misrepresented how the two communicated and tried to conceal his actions. The girl reported the assault, prompting an investigation by Indiana State Police. WHAT'S CONTESTED No outlet-level factual disputes are documented in the record. The record includes no defense account and no further steps beyond the sentence.