DC judge binds former Boyceville man over for trial concerning sexual assault of mentally ill victim
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found probable cause and has bound a former Boyceville man over for trial in connection with the sexual assault of a mentally ill victim.
Robert C. Parks, along with his attorney Jonathan Lundeen, appeared before Judge Christina Mayer September 8.
Parks, age 51, is charged in three separate cases. He waived a preliminary hearing September 8 on one felony count of possessing or distributing or exhibiting an intimate representation and one felony count of child enticement/exposing genitals.
Parks also is charged with four felony counts of second degree sexual assault of a mentally ill victim.
A cash bail of $2,500 was set earlier this year, and Parks posted the cash bond in the second degree sexual assault case in July.
Judge Mayer also set bail with a $1,000 signature bond in each of the other two cases.
Another court hearing is scheduled for Parks on January 6, 2023.
In addition, Allen E. Baker II of Boyceville has been charged with four felony counts of the second degree sexual assault of a mentally ill victim as a party to a crime.
Baker, age 41, posted a cash bail of $2,500 in April.
A preliminary hearing for Baker is scheduled for October 18 before Judge Mayer.
According to the criminal complaint, medical professionals have indicated that the alleged victim is a vulnerable adult who is incapable of protecting herself, and the alleged victim has reported she is having trouble sleeping and is experiencing nightmares about the incidents.
During an interview, the alleged victim said she had told Parks he was hurting her.
When the forensic interviewer at the Chippewa Valley Child Advocacy Center asked questions, the alleged victim said she was trying to talk about the incidents but that “her body was shutting down,” according to the complaint.
Investigators asked the girl’s psychologist about her ability to discern other’s motives and actions, and the psychologist said the alleged victim has a permanent deficiency that makes her incapable of appraising someone’s conduct, the complaint states.
During an interview with investigators, Baker said he did not see any disabilities in the alleged victim “except the ones that put her down.”
During an interview with investigators, Parks said the alleged victim “has problems reading and stuff,” according to the complaint.
Second degree sexual assault of a mentally victim as a party to a crime and sexual degree sexual assault of a mentally ill victim are Class C felonies that carry a potential penalty, upon conviction, of a fine of up to $100,000 and/or up to 40 years in prison.
