A federal grand jury indicted former Kokomo Police Department officer Sinmi Asomuyide on charges of deprivation of rights under color of law and making false statements to investigators, bringing the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana [1][2]. The indictment alleged that Asomuyide, while on duty and in uniform, encountered a 14-year-old runaway and used his law enforcement authority to carry out the assault [1].
At trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Asomuyide handcuffed the victim, placed her in his patrol vehicle, and drove her to an abandoned parking lot where he sexually assaulted her [1][2]. The government further argued that he then made false statements to investigators and deleted communications in an effort to conceal the offense [2]. On June 5, 2026, the jury returned guilty verdicts on both the civil rights deprivation count, which encompassed the sexual assault and kidnapping conduct, and the false-statements count [1][2].
Asomuyide now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on the civil rights deprivation charge [1]. No sentencing date has been publicly reported. The false-statements conviction carries its own statutory exposure and will be considered at the same proceeding.
No post-trial motions or appeal filings have been reported as of the verdict date. Federal sentencing in the Southern District of Indiana will proceed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, with the civil rights charge's life-maximum reflecting the sexual assault and kidnapping predicate conduct alleged and proven at trial [2].