BELOIT, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say one man in Wisconsin has received a 25-year prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting and impregnating a 14-year-old victim.
According to a release from the Rock County District Attorney’s Office, shared by the Beloit Police Department, officials say 38-year-old David Hamlet first began staying with the 14-year-old victim’s mother in August 2023, and by December of 2023, he was said to be assaulting the victim.
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An investigation led by a Beloit Police Department Detective and a Child Maltreatment Officer showed that Hamlet had been giving the 14-year-old drugs and had sexually assaulted the victim, resulting in the victim’s pregnancy.
He was found guilty of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child and has received the maximum sentence, 25 years in prison with an extended 15 years of supervision.
We are thankful for a lengthy prison sentenced handed to the defendant in this case. We are proud of this incredibly brave victim who deserved justice in this case.
Thank you to everyone who worked to get her that justice – including two of our own!
The City of Beloit Police Department
No other information is available at this time.
