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Hearing set for man accused of assaulting 5 women
By: Associated Press//November 28, 2016//
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of sexual assault, strangulation and false imprisonment involving five women, including some he met at classes, will be back in court next month.
A Dane County Circuit Court commissioner on Monday scheduled a Dec. 27 preliminary hearing for Alec Cook. The 20-year-old Edina, Minn., man is facing 14 felony charges and one misdemeanor in a criminal complaint that accuses him of trying to choke one of the women.
Cook’s defense attorneys say his encounters with the women were consensual. Attorney Jessa Nicholson said Monday the defense will soon file a motion to dismiss some of the charges.
Cook is charged with second-degree, third-degree and fourth-degree sexual assault, strangulation and false imprisonment in cases dating back to March of 2015.
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