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Charge reduced for Wis. EMT accused of sexual assault

Prosecutors decided to file the reduced sexual assault charge “based on further investigation into the effects of the drugs”

By Kristen Zambo
Journal Times

RACINE, Wis. — Racine County prosecutors on Thursday filed a reduced sexual assault charge against a Kenosha County ambulance crew member accused of having sexual contact with a seizure patient bound for a Racine hospital.

Jodin D. Froeber, 37, a Somers Fire and Rescue emergency medical technician, is accused of sexually assaulting the then- 20-year-old woman in the back of the ambulance on July 19, 2011, after she reportedly suffered several seizures while at a Kenosha County Girl Scout camp.

The reason prosecutors decided to file the reduced sexual assault charge Thursday “is based on further investigation into the effects of the drugs that were administered to the victim in this case,” Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Arn said during the hearing. This amended charge “more closely fits (the allegations).”

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