The wife of a man charged with the sexual assault of a minor has now been charged with aiding and abetting in the sexual abuse. Thirty-eight-year-old Nikki Hauser has been charged with 11 felony counts of aiding and abetting 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 16-years-old. Forty-six-year-old Shannon Hauser was charged in November with three counts of sexually abusing the same victim back in November 2017.
A St. Cloud man is charged with raping and assaulting a woman he let stay with him last month. Thirty-one-year-old Randy Bennett Jr. and the woman were former high school classmates. The woman told police they reconnected on Facebook when he offered her a place to stay.
The situation came to light after a January traffic stop in St. Cloud where Odenthal was pulled over for expired tabs. The officer noted he was a convicted sex offender with two teenage girls in the car. One of the girls told the officer she was in a relationship with Odenthal. The parents were called and Odenthal was arrested.
A St. Cloud man who tried to force sex on a 14-year-old girl has received a stayed prison sentence. Twenty-two-year-old Mohamed Salah pleaded guilty to one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct back in March.