Man arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting haunted house patrons

Authorities in Wisconsin have charged a man they say sexually assaulted patrons inside a Mount Pleasant haunted house. Police say 52-year-old Daniel L. Rosmann of Kenosha inappropriately touched several people on Sunday inside the Abandoned Haunted House Complex, leading to three charges of fourth-degree sexual assault.

According to a criminal complaint, a woman reported someone approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks while she was in the haunted house on East Frontage Road. A man also reported to police that someone grabbed him from behind and “began to hump him aggressively” for about 10 seconds. Another man told police someone grabbed his head, forcibly pushed it into the perpetrator’s crotch and “began to hump his head while holding it down,” according to the complaint.



All three later identified Rosmann, who security personnel had in custody, as the person who committed the acts, according to the complaint. The Abandoned Haunted House had reportedly received numerous complaints from people saying they were inappropriately touched by a male. When Rosmann exited the facility, he was detained by security after the victims identified him as the male in question, police said.

In addition to the sexual assault charges, Rosmann also was charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour and disorderly conduct. Each sexual assault charge and the lewd and lascivious behaviour charge carry a maximum sentence of nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine. He faces up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine for the disorderly conduct charge. Rosmann made his initial court appearance on Monday. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Dec. 4.