WTHI, citing the U.S. Department of Justice, reports that former Kokomo police officer Sinmi Asomuyide, 33, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. A jury convicted him in June 2026 of deprivation of rights under color of law, witness tampering and destruction of records. According to court documents cited by prosecutors, he encountered a 14-year-old girl reported as a runaway on June 30, 2024, turned off his body-worn camera, later picked her up in uniform, handcuffed her in his squad car and sexually assaulted her in a warehouse parking lot. Prosecutors said he later lied to state police and searched online for how to delete a TextNow account. The report does not include a response from Asomuyide.
Why it matters
The case ended in a conviction and a 40-year federal sentence for an officer found to have used his authority on duty to commit abuse against a child. Prosecutors also said he misrepresented the reason he left a prior police job when applying to Kokomo.
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