CHILTON — Four Fox Valley women face felony charges in connection with the ambush-style assault of a Fond du Lac man whom they say had many too many affairs.
The women are accused of attacking the man Thursday at a Stockbridge motel, where he was lured by the offer of a rubdown from one of the women.
The man voluntarily submitted to being bound and blindfolded by one of the women — Therese A. Ziemann, 47, of Menasha, according to the criminal complaint. She then cut off his underwear with a scissor and summoned the other women to the room with a text message.
When they arrived, Ziemann struck the man in the face and glued his penis to his stomach.
The man told police he was threatened with a gun, though investigators could not substantiate his claim.
Ziemann and two of the other three women — Wendy L. Sewell, 44, of Kaukauna, and Michelle M. Belliveau, 43, of Neenah — made initial appearances Friday in Calumet County Court. Bail for each was set at $200 cash, and included orders to have no contact with the victim, whom The Post-Crescent is not identifying because the charges against Ziemann include fourth-degree sexual assault.
An arrest warrant was issued Friday for the victim's wife, Tracy M. Hood-Davis, of Fond du Lac, said Calumet County Dist. Atty. Ken Kratz. Hood-Davis also faces a charge of being a party to false imprisonment.
The three women each requested attorneys. Their initial appearances will continue Aug. 10.
The victim told police his wallet, vehicle and cell phone were gone when the women left in a rush after he started screaming.
Ziemann was charged with being a party to false imprisonment, fourth-degree sexual assault and misdemeanor battery. Sewell and Belliveau were charged only with being a party to false imprisonment, a felony carrying a maximum penalty of six years imprisonment.
Kratz said the victim was treated for minor injuries and released from care.
"Certainly we haven't seen this kind of an incident in our county," Kratz said. "I've heard of this kind of thing happening before, but not in Calumet County."
Ziemann told police she met the man online through an ad posted on craigslist.org, fell in love with him and had paid for his use of the motel room for the past two months. She told police she had given him about $3,000.
Ziemann said Hood-Davis contacted her Wednesday, informing her the man was married with children and "seeing other women and using them for money," the complaint said.
Sewell told police she, Ziemann and Hood-Davis hatched the plan to humiliate the man after she was told he was dating five women other than his wife.
