In Custody STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT DANE COUNTY CRIMINAL COMPLAINT STATE OF WISCONSIN Plaintiff, Ref. Agency: Madison (City) Police ALEC COOK Department, UW - Madison -- Police Department, Madison (City) Police Department DOB: 02/22/1996 DA Case N0.: 2016DAO10049 Sex/Race: Assigned Color: Brown Agency Case No.: 2016-00377885 Hair Color: Brown 2016-00371936 Height: 6 It 0 in 2016430375809 Weight 190 UWPD 16--1831 Alias: 2016--00378137 Defendant, Court Case No.: 201GCF ATN: 13011610200539 COMFLAINING WITNESS Mark Zwart/Kris Acker/Shari Gouran The above-named complaining witness being first duly sworn states the following: Count 1: THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about the evening of October 12, 2016, until the morning of October 13, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did have sexual intercourse with- without that person's consent, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats., a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Twenty Five Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than ten (10) years, or both. Count 2: SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about Thursday, October 13, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisoonsin, by use of violence, did have sexual intercourse, vaginal intercourse, with - without the consent of that person, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than forty (40) years, or both. Count 3: SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about the evening of October 12, 2016, until the morning of October 13, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, by use of 1 0/27/201 6 1 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook force, did have sexual intercourse, forced fellatio, with - without the consent of that person, oontrary to sec. Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than forty (40) years, or both. Count 4: STRANGULATION AND SUFFOCATION The above-named defendant on or about the evening of October 12, 2016, until the morning of October 13, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did intentionally impede the circulation of blood by applying pressure on the throat or neck of another person,- contrary to sec. Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than six (6) years, or both. Count 5: SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about the evening of October 12, 2016, until the morning of October 13, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane Wisconsin, by use of force, did have sexual intercourse, vaginal intercourse, with without the consent of that person, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than forty (40) years, or both. Count 6: FALSE IMPRISONMENT The above-named defendant on or about the evening of October 12, 2016, until the morning of October 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did intentionally restrain without that person's consent, and with the knowledge that he had no lawful authority to do so, contrary to sec. 940.30, Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than six (6) years, or both. Count 7: SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about Friday, March 20, 2015, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, by use of force, did have sexual intercourse, digital penetration, with-, without the consent of that person, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than forty (40) years, or both. Count 8: FALSE IMPRISONMENT The above-named defendant on or about Friday, March 20, 2015, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did intentionally restrain -, without that person's consent, and with the knowledge that he had no lawful authority to do so, contrary to sec. 940.30, Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than six (6) years, or both. STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook Count 9: SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about Friday, February 12, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did have sexual intercourse, digital penetration of vagina with -, without the consent of that person and caused injury, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats., a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than forty (40) years, or both. Count 10: THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about Friday, February 12, 2016 in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did have sexual intercourse with without that person's consent, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats., a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Twenty Five Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than ten (10) years, or both. Count 11: THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about Saturday, February 13, 2016 in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did have sexual intercourse with without that person's consent, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats., a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Twenty Five Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than ten (10) years, or both. Count 12: FOURTH DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on and between January 1, 2016 and Ma 31, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did have sexual contact with without that person's consent, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats., a Class A Misdemeanor, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than nine (9) months, or both. Count 13: STRANGULATION AND SUFFOCATION The above-named defendant on or about Sunday, August 28, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, did intentionally impede the circulation of blood by applying pressure on the throat or neck of another person, - contrary to sec. 940.2350), Wis. Stats., a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than six (6) years, or both. Count 14: SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendant on or about Sunday, August 28, 2016, in the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, by use of force, did have sexual intercourse, forced fellatio, with - without the consent of that person, contrary to sec. Wis. Stats, a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars or imprisoned not more than forty (40) years, or both. STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook Count 15: SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT The above-named defendanl on or about Sunday, Augusl 28, 2016, in lhe City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, by use of violence, did have sexual intercourse, vaginal inlercourse, with-withoul lhe consent of lhat person, contrary lo sec. Wis. Stals., a Class Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars or imprisoned nol more than forty (40) years, or both. FACTS: Your complainanl is a deieciive with lhe City of Madison Police Departmenl and for this complainl is relying on the written police reports submitted by City of Madison Police Officer Alex Lewein and UW-Madison Officer Heather Banuelos, as well as City of Madison Detectives Tracie Jokala, Lisa Fahrenbruch, Grant Humerickhouse and UW- Madison Detective Carol Ann Kashishian. October 12 - 13 2016 Officer Lewein repons on October 16 2016 at a roximatel 9 P.M., he was dispatched to me Hotel in reference to a caller, idenlified with a name thal forms the initials. who wanled to repon a sexual assault. and - staled she wanled to report a sexual which Officer Lewein knows from Upon arrival, Officer Lewein met with assault which occurred at his olice ex erience lo be the -slated the assailant was Alec R. Cook, lhe defendant herein, who was later identified verbally and lhrough past police contacls. '(said thal she had known Alec Cook, the defendant, for "about one and a half to two wee She was biking down University Avenue and had almost run inlo Cook, which led to a conversation and they made contact through Facebook. They then "hung out about four or five times" always in public places. They did not have any intimate contact on any of these occasions. On Wednesday, Oclober 12, 2016,-worked until 7:30 PM. Cook met -al- --and they had dinner together slaying until aboul 8:00 PM. Afterwards the two went to College Library where lhey studied together until aboul 11:30 PM. - advised she had nol consumed any alcohol, drugs, or medicalion at any painl during the day. - slated as she and Cook were walking from lhe library, - said something to lhe effect of, don't want to move too fast. I've only known you for two weeks. I'm not looking for someone to have casual sex With but am looking for a longer term thing. If we are not on the same page, we don't have to hang out today and I can just go home." Cook replied, "we won't do anything you don't feel comfortable with." Wm "made small talk" for about five 4 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook minutes and then Cook gestured for her to sit down on the bed-and Cook "started making out." described this as "light kissing," but that, "really quickly, like after one minute," Coo egan her more intensely. She described it as "forceful making out," and "eating my face." stated she was trying to speak, but it seemed like he was kissing her forcefully to stop her from talking. .nanaged to pull away and say "this is much too fast - please stop." Cook responded, "um, ok," and then thrust his hand down her pants and under her undenNear penetrating her vagina with "at least one linger" continued to forcefully kiss her. As Cook digitally penetrated her and was kissing her, was "telling him he needs to stop with every gulp of air." -stated Cook then took his hand away from -/agina and turned and pushed her in the shoulder so her back was on the bed. He then pinned her to the bed and began taking off -clothes. .emembers saying "this is too fast." Cook removed all of her clothes and then removed clothes so that they were both nude. -stated she "accepted my fate and gave up a little bit. I realized he was bigger and stronger. I thought maybe I could just wait this out and then get away." -asked Cook "do you at least have a condom?" Cook responded he did. - said "Please use a condom." Cook protested that, "It feels better I'd rather not." remarked Cook had a "really casual tone" during this exchange. got "really noticeably upset" insisting Cook use a m. Cook then put on a condom and began having vaginal intercourse with Histated at one point, Cook ejaculated into the condom, ripped it off and "thrust it bac in continuing to have intercourse. He said don't have anything, don't worry about it." -stated Cook had intercourse with her for approximately two and a half hours. She stated he would "yank me everywhere he wanted," and that he was "very forceful and sudden." She stated he "yanked her into every imaginable position, including with her on top of him, him on top of her, and with her on her hands and knees. He would not 3 eak when he changed positions, but would just grab her forcefully and move her." eventually "stopped fighting and he took it as permission." At one point, Cook grabbed-by the torso and turned her so she was on her hands and knees. Cook began netrating her vagina with his penis and "started choking me" by "clenching my neck." stated her "vision started to go." Cook then pushed her face into the pillow "so I couldn't "You have to stop, I'm going to pass out" into the pillow. Cook let go of her neck and grabbed her hair. He forcefully pulled her head up and back with the handful of hair and continued to have intercourse with her while he held her hair. Afterwards, Cook flip ed nto her back and, while continuing vaginal intercourse, commenced slapping In face-said, don't like that." Cook responded to the effect of, "You must like that. always knew you were kinky, you must like this. You seem like a kinky person." -advised she reached "breaking points" where she would stop "accepting her fate" and again try to stop the ordeal-described she was "feeling really raW' in her vagina. She told Cook that she was in pain and, "Do you have any lube? You have to use lube or I can't bear this anymore." Cook finally relented and stopped for a moment to get a "freebie 5 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook package" of lubricant, which contained a very small amount of lubricant. -stated the lubricant "provided relief for five minutes and then it hurt again."- told Cook again, "This hurts and has to stop." Cook replied she already got lubricant so she "has no excuse." -stated the last hour Cook "stopped flipping me around," but instead lay on top of her, continuing to have vaginal intercourse while she said it hurt and asked him to stop. After about thirty minutes of this-renewed her effons to push Cook off of her. She said she got way more tent, wiggling and elbowing him and told Cook, reall have to go, I don't like this.' stated Cook tried to "shut me up with his face." stated it took about thirty minutes to succeed in pushing Cook off of her and getting away.-stated Cook "decided to give up" and she was able to grab her clothes and get her backpack. Once she got out from under Cook he did not resist her leaving the apanment. -advised that several times during the assault, she tried to get to her phone and make excuses to leave. Each time she tried to leave the bed Cook would pull her back. stated that Cook "always had a death grip on my arm or body." -stated at one point, Cook ejaculated, "partly in (clarified as in her vagina), the rest outside." -stated there were no breaks in sexual contact from when it started to when it ended. As she was getting dressed,- stated Cook was "really casual" asking 'What's your schedule, when can I see you again." Cook continued to "talk about himself and the things in his room" and -dressed. -stated she returned to her apartment at 2:12, at which point she immediately sent a text message to her brother. Jennifer advised she is sure her shift at-ended at 7:30, and she returned home at 2:12 AM. At no time did .consent to any sexual contact from Cook defendant, nor did she consent to being "choked" or to being held down. -stated that throughout the assault,-was afraid that if she fought back harder than she was struggling, Cook would hurt her. She stated, "If I'm fighting back and it has no effect, I'm afraid to really tight because of his size and strength." After - left Cook's apartment, she said she mb." She stated, "He [Cook] downplayed it so much I thought I was overreacting. stated she got a text from Cook and just habitually replied to it in the same fashion that they had been texting before the night. 'tated on October 13, 2016,-missed her two morning classes. She spoke with her roommate about the night before and decided to go to the campus UHS clinic. as then referred to Meriter Hospital where she underwent a forensic SANE exam. stated the SANE nurse told her there was "patches of irritated skin" on her scalp where her hair was torn out. She was also told there were "goosebump scratches" on her arms, stomach and on various other pans of her body and abrasions and tearing in her vagina. Officer Lewein reports -showed him the following Facebook Messenger exchanges between-and Alec Cook, the defendant. 6 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook Thursday 9:37 pm don't think we should hang anymore." "My body hurts a lot today" "And I don't really want a fuckbuddy" Thursday 10:30 pm Cook: "I'm chill with not chilling tonight." do want a second date" Thursday 10:47 pm dont. This is just moving too fast and I feel pressured" Cook: "Okay" -also showed Officer Lewein the text she sent to her brother immediately when she returned home. Thursday 2:12 am 'When tell A Male no stop I'm not comfortable slow down 8 and he decides that must be code for convince me and you jerk to free yourself and have that sudden realization of oh shot he's so much stronger there's actually no way I can get free unless I somehow talk him out of this, which I cant Thursday 2:42 am couldnt get to my phone, couldn't get to the door, my arms are sore from the death grip and being repeatedly yanked backward when I tried to walk away' dont feel like I was dont think. But I feel very weir Officer Lewein reports on October 16, 2016, he met with the defendant herein, a male identified as Alec R. Cook, date of birth Febmary 22, 1996. Cook stated he had kno for six to seven days. Cook stated, "Two days later, by a coincidence, I saw her at They had dinner together and then went to the library. Then they went "to my place" and she texted the day after saying she "didn't want to see him again." Cook stated he thought they were at the library from 8:00 pm until "twelve-ish." Officer Lewein asked Cook why they were going to his apartment and he said he did not remember. Officer Lewein asked him what they talked about from the library to his apartment and he said he "doesn't remember." Cook stated when they got to his apartment, they talked for about ten to thirty minutes, and then "intimate details." Officer Lewein asked him what "intimate details" meant, and he said had sex with her." Cook said -left his apartment at about "two-ish." Cook stated he did not use drugs or alcohol during that day. Officer Lewein asked Cook if he could describe the sex he and-had, and he stated he felt uncomfortable. Cook stated, "Deep down I am sexually insecure. It was hard to open myself to her, and it is harder to open myself to you here now." STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook Cook stated that they were making out, and then "clothes came off." Cook remembered saying "some dialogue" including him saying think you are hot." Cook said they had vaginal intercourse, both performed oral sex on the other and he digitally penetrated her. When he was asked what order this happened, Cook stated they did 'the process of manual to intercourse." Cook did not recall if they were still clothed when he digitally penetrated Cook stated he remember- said, "Now you are hot, but you are pretty." Cook stated that "made me feel really good." Cook was asked if-ever said no or pushed him away and he said Officer Lewein asked Cook if he ever put his hands around-neck. Cook said don't recall." Cook then said, "Not that I am aware of." Officer Lewein asked Cook how he would not be aware of grabbing someone around the neck. Cook replied, "Sometimes I get lost in the heat of the moment." Cook then paused and said, don't remember." Officer Lewein asked Cook if he pulled - hair while they were having intercourse. Cook said, "Yeah, like this." Cook then grabbed a handful of his hair by the back of his head and pulled his head backwards. He was gripping the hair with a clenched fist by the roots of the hair. Cook then said don't feel comfortable answering these questions." Detective Jokala reports she also interviewed-in reference to the above assault by Alec Cook-advised that Cook told -4-5 times, "You should give me a blow job." After persisting like this, and now being tossed around and maneuvered sexually for a significant amount of tim relented and performed non-consensual oral sex, mouth to penis, on Cook. She sto ed the act when Cook began thrusting so hard to the point hurt the back of her throat reported that Cook did not ejaculate and as she stopped the oral sex, she told Cook, that they needed to stop. He then paused a short time and continued with penile-vaginal assault. March 20 2015 On October 21, 2016 Detective Jokala received a phone call from female whose name forms the initials -ndicated she wished to speak to about defendant Alec Cook. -had her brother with her for moral support and she appeared anxious. -became inc sin ly distraught to the point of sobbing as she disclosed that Cook had assaulted herd located a large amount of text messages in her phone that chronicled her communications with Cook from the time they met, through the date of the assault and into the period after during which he stalked her. -stated she recognized Alec Cook because of his picture in the news and said that she first saw his name and "knew immediately' that it was him. Then she saw his mugshot. stated they first met at a birthday party for her friend. Somehow, Cook, who personally knew no one there, was present-was standing in the kitchen with her friends when Cook walked in and "immediately demanded attention." He came up to and started making small talk. Within 10 minutes, Cook placed his hand on the back of her head and kept trying to kiss her. She thought he was "wasted" due to the way he was acting. She kept turning her head, at least 5times, to avoid him kissing her. 8 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook Cook asked her for her number. The next morning, he persistently called her to go have coffee with him. This happened five times during the week. She finall a reed to 0 et coffee with him in a public place and she met him at fl" she paid for her coffee, she looked back at Cook and he was staring at her with "the biggest smile on his face and he wouldn't look away from me." She sat down with him for about 45 minutes and the conversation was normal. They both had class so they staned walking down State. As they left, he grabbed the back of her head and tried to kiss her. She can't remember if he succeeded or not, but then as they continued walking, he kept trying to hold her hand and she kept pulling it away. They did text back and forth during the next few days, and now one to two weeks after first meetini him on March 20 2015, she went to his apartment, When she got there, he buzzed her up to the apanment and they sat on the futon in his studio apanment while they spoke. He told her he wasn't drunk and he doesn't drink anymore and he didn't want to talk about why he wasn't living in the dorms as a freshman. She was unsettled by these comments he made and his unwillingness to talk about it. Cook then started to kiss- and "make out" with her in a forceful manner. He had one hand on the back of her head. Cook then moved his hand under- leggings and underwear, in the front and touched her with his hand to her vagina. I asked her if he succeeded in touching her- broke down and started crying. She added, "Yeah. He fingered me. It just makes me so mad because the next day he Iexled me and said thought it was a really beautiful experience for you too.' (Sobbing, inaudible) I can't believe he thought it was a good experience because it was one of the worse experiences of my life. After that, after he was done, he went to the bathroom and left the door open. I told him think I'm gonna go home tonight," and he responded, 'Well, why don't you stay here tonight." After he got done in the bathroom, -started to get up to go and she again said she needs to leave. At that point, he walked over and pinned her down to the futon somehow with his body. -had started talking very fast during this last part of her statement, and clearly was stressed. When they started making out at first, it was consensual on her part, but at some point she wanted to stop because it was becoming forceful. She leaned back in an effort to stop, but he leaned forward and persisted with kissing. Then, he moved his hand into her leggings, under her underwear, at which point he touched her vagina with his fingers. She immediately pulled his hand out of her pants. He then continued to kiss her for about the next minute, at which point he placed his hand inside her pants and underwear again. He continued to forcefully kiss her, as he digitally assaulted her. She tried to pull his hand away but was not physically strong enough. She finally stopped trying to and Cook persi ith the assault for at least two minutes. She described herself as "expressioniess."Wrecalled she believed she made it stop by faking an orgasm. STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook Cook then went to the bathroom and he left the door open while he urinated. As he did so, he stared at her. He sporadically went to the kitchen nearby to get water and continued to stare at her 'With the creepiest smile." Cook kept his eyes on her "all the time." When he was in the bathroom, she laid down on the futon. During this time, she said at least 2-3 times, think I'm gonna go home now." Once he came back to the futon,-believed he was going to try to make out with her again, and that is when he pinned her to the futon by her shoulders or with his arm around her chest on the futon, laying down. She can't remember if there was kissing after that, but she rolled over fairly quickly and faced the TV. Cook laid behind her with his left arm under her neck and his right arm wrapped around her torso. He held her very closely. -stated she couldn't fall asleep for several hours because he was so close to her and because of what happened. Detective Jokala asked she felt she could leave. She replied, Detective Jokala asked her what she thought would have ha ened if she tried to leave -replied, "That's what I was afraid of. I don't know." stated that's why she just tried to play it off like nothing bad happened, because "he was so strong and I didn't want anything else to happen," so she just fell asleep and when she awoke at about 6-7am, Cook was not awake, so she slowly moved his arm off of her, grabbed her things and left. - said she never told anyone until this morning-started crying at this point. -explained that as a result of a contact from Cook shortly after the assault, he suddenly showed up at the College Library 3rd Floor quiet section. Cook sat right down next to her and said "Hey how are you?!" very loudly. She told him it was the quiet section and he needed to leave. He then grabbed her headphones off of her and started listening to the music and commenting about it. She then told him to leave again, which he then did. -kept "seeing him around town" after that. At the "Farmer's Market, of all places, with so many people there," she saw him. This was within the next week. Cook tried to approach her but she got lost in the crowd. -stated it was clear she didn't want to talk to him or see him anymore from her texts. She stated there are at least 20 messages with him texting her and her not responding. Some of the messages are just "normal" such as "good luck on your exam." Finally she texted him that she did not want a relationship with him, that she didn't have the time. Cook sent a long message back that he 'Was not willing to accept that response." He said this twice in the same message, and also words to the effect, "I'm not going to let what we had fade away due to miscommunication." This whole time-wondered to herself what he was thinking since they had only met three times total. She responded to him, 'What don't you understand?" He texted 5-6 months later something like "how are you doing," but she never responded. She always avoids him and will cross the street to get away from him. did not consent to any of the aforementioned crimes and she was disturbed and scared by Cook.-was clearly upset and distraught at points in the interview, and expressed regret for not coming forward earlier. 10 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook January 1 2016 - May 31 2016 On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at approximately 6:49 UW-Madison Police Officer Banuelos made phone contact with a female whose name forms the initials wanted to repon a Sexual Assault. NSN explained in the Spring Semester of 2016 she was enrolled in a Ballroom Dance Class at Lathrop Hall. There are approximately 30-35 students enrolled in the course and- identified one of the students as Alec R. Cook, the defendant. -explained students would normally switch dancing partners every song or every two songs while in class and sometimes she partnered with Cook. -said when she danced with Cook "he would touch me inappropriately and I would tell him to stop." -explained Cook did not res ond to her, rather he would "poke me in my stomach" or "grab my hand and spin me." iexplained Cook would often touch her inappropriately when the were dancing by leading her incorrectly into a spin. This resulted in Cook spinning into him. When she was spun into Cook, he would "grab" her breasts over the top of her clothing. -explained she also noticed Cook would look down her shin at her breasts while they were dancing. -stated, while dancin Cook would reach up under her skin or dress with his hand and touch her buttocks. iatways wore a pair of shorts under her skirt or dress and as a result, Cook touched her buttocks over the top of her shorts. estimated Cook had ina ropriately touched her between 15 and 20 times throughout the course of the semester.fiexplained she did not give Cook permission to touch her. -said, told him to stop" however Cook did not stop. -explained, "Eventually, I kind of expected it if I danced with him." went on to explain she had told him to stop "at least twice." -stated she stopped as Cook to stop the behavior "cause I didn't think it would do anything." On October 24, 2016, Detective Kashishian spoke with Ballroom Dance Senior Lecturer, Rena Kornblum and explained that she received an e--mail from a student in her Ballroom dancing class from the Spring semester of 2016 on the UW-Madison Campus, identified as -stated that she felt uncomfortable and disrespected with the way Cook, is touching her. Kornblum said no one else besides- came forward to complain about Cook, but she spoke to the class about what is appropriate touching and comfortable to both partners involved. Detective Kashishian spoke with -and she stated that she and her boyfriend took ballroom dancing for fun. They were under the impression that they would be dancing together, however at the beginning of the ring Semester learned that they had to switch panners after each song/or dance. -Dstated sometimes you would have up to 8 different partners in a clas a song or dance you would just turn to the next person available for the lead roleflsaid she had never met Alec Cook before the ball room dance class and she has never had any other classes with Cook-explained when twirling her on several occasions Cook would grab her breasts. Detective Kashishian 11 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook asked if Cook brushed across the breast by accident, and-replied, "No, he would grab a hold of my whole breast, with his hand. It was not an accident." -said the first two times Cook touched or pushed up on her breast, she was shocked and felt like she couldn't tell anyone. -thought to herself, "Am I overreacting?" She didn't say anything after the first two times because she didn't want to seem over dramatic. said after the third time she told her boyfriend.- said she also tried to watch if Cook was doing this to other female students, but it was too hard to watch while dancing. -said she told Cook to stop after he grabbed her breast one time and he twirled her oked his finger into her stomach. Cook never apologiz ade contact with He would just keep danci nothing happene .eflvs'aid, Cooks grabbing turned into groping and got worseWaid 3 out of the 5 times, she wore a skirt or dress, Cook pulled up her skirt, placin his hand under her skirt onto her shorts and grabbed her buttocks without consent. said she would grab Cook's hand and put in on her back, where it was supposed to be positioned. Cook would slide his hand back down to her buttocks area and grab her buttocks-made a point to say it was not just Cook placing nd on her buttocks, it was Cook grabbing and squeezing her buttocks with his hand. Hasaid Cook would grab her buttocks when she was wearing pants on as well. - said Cook would also repeatedly look down her shirt. -said she asked Cook to stop several times but he continued to grope her breast, push up on her breasts or grab her buttocks-said she could not drop the class because she needed the credits to keep her financial aid-said she felt trapped. - remarked, "Who wants to go to morning class with someone groping them." -was embarrassed and that's why she phrased her comments the way she did, but it was really upsetting her. -said after Kornblum spoke with the class and Cook, Kornblum told-that Cook seemed oblivious to everything-said she tried to stay away from Cook, but she was faced with dancing with him a few times because there was 2 males left that she could panner with Cook and another, and another female picked the other male, leaving her with Cook. said sure enough he touched her inappropriately. -said the touching of her breast and buttocks was non-consensual and the touching happened approximately 15-20 times. After she learned of the sexual assault, she knew she had to tell about Cook. Detective Kashishian reports was tearing up and said it really hit her that Cook violently raped another student. said she was scared that Cook lives close to her. On October 20, 2016, she received a call from UW Student-- stated that she saw the arrest of Cook and was not surprised. explained she was in a ballroom dance class with him and you had to switch partners after each dance-said she had to partner with Cook several times, although she tried not to, as did other females in the class-said his presence made her uncomfortable-said she is not a quiet person, but became quiet around Cook, because he made her so uncomfortable-said it is hard to describe, but he was forceful.- said Cook would hold her very close and tight. Cook would move his hips around and then brush his hand across her buttocks. 12 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook February 12 2016 -- February 13 2016 Detective Humerickhouse repons on October 19, 2016, at approximately 4:00 P.M., he responded to in reference to a caller, identified with a name that forms the initials who wanted to report a sexual assault. -stated she wanted to report a sexual assault which occurred at_which Detective Humerickhouse knows from his olice ex erience to be a anments located at #Iaateu me assailant was the defendant herein, Alec R. Cook, later identified verbally and through past police contacts. 'tated that she met Cook during a Human Sexuality Class at the UW in January of 2016. She stated that she "dated" Cook during January and February of 2016, which started out as a text communication back and forth. -stated that on their first date Cook gave her "many, many compliments." For their second da defendant made -dinner and they engaged in consensual vaginal penetration. stated that when Cook made out with her, his kissing was 'Very forceful" and "over-aggressive" which she attributed to Cook being an inexperienced kisser. She stated that the kisses were so hard that it was "hard to breathe." - stated that she informed Cook several times that she wanted a boyfriend and was not looking for a "hook-up buddy." On February 7, 2016, Cook appeared at a Super Bowl party where- was, apparently uninvited, and immediately sat down and held her hand. On Friday, February 12, 2015, Cook invited -to his apartment at -- -stated that she took one shot of Jack Daniel's before meeting with Cook. Cook stated that he didn't want to go to the bars with-friends and invited her to panies happening at_ At the party, Cook encourage-to drink, but she chose not to purchase any drinks. Upon returning to Cook's apartment, Cook smoked a bowl of marijuana and "egged"- on to smoke with him, by saying, "Come on, do it." 'tated that she didn't know what she was doing and needed Cook to light the lighter for her. At this point in her interview, began to have tears in her eyes, her pupils became enlarged, her speech tone slowed and she began pausing more frequently. She stated that she and Cook watched a movie and approximately three-quarters of the way through it, she took a sip of alcohol that tasted "gross" and she did not have any more. At this point she was not feeling tired, loo or weird. She stated that Cook brought her a drink of either water or juice unasked. stated that she is frequently thirsty and will ask to drink water at people's houses. She drank a lot of this liquid. Towards the end of the movie, Cook told-that they should go into the bedroom.- admits that she consensually went into the bedroom with Cook.- is adamant that several times over the course of the relationship and even that night she repeatedly told Cook that she wasn't going to have sex with him-believed that Cook knew that she didn't want to "hook-up" and have sex with him. 13 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook While in the bedroom, they began kissing on the mouth. As the kissing progressed, Cook and-both mutually took off their clothes-then stated that Cook put an unknown number of his fingers into her vagina-stated it was very aggressive, and at one point looked down to see that her vagina was bleeding-felt pain and did not give consent to Cook to injure her. After ten minutes Cook asked for a "blow job."- stated she began sucking Cook's penis. Cook began pushing her head down more and more forcefully. Cook ejaculated into - mouth. -stated that when she was etting up, she oddly began feeling "really, really tired" and just wanted to go to sleepi stated she was progressively feeling more and more removed. -said that she didn't want to do anything with Cook. She was willing to "put up" with making out, hoping that Cook would understand and stop. Cook pushed her body down and put his penis in her face. Cook pushed his penis towards her mouth and told her that he wanted another blowjob. stated that she didn't want to, but again was hoping that Cook would just stop after tha . stated she began sucking his penis and after a few minutes, she began feeling really "fuzzy." She told Cook a couple of times that she was "really tired." - stated that she believed Cook pulled her so that she was lying on to of him naked. Detective Humerickhouse observed both and Cook and stated thaiis tiny compared to Cook. - knows that she told Cook "No" that she wasn't going to have sex him prior to finding herself on top of him and definitely numerous times over the course of the relationship. Cook reached down to his penis and thrust his penis into her vagina. She was caught off guard when she felt Cook's penis inside her vagina. She remembers saying "No, I told you stated, told him no, but he still did." She then said, was out of it at this point, I don' know why, but it all becomes very fuzzy."- said she did not give Cook consent to put his penis in her vagina. With tears in her eyes-stated "It was so weird, I didn't know what was going on, was feeling fuzzy and so very, very sleepy." She continued, just wanted to feel normal I think, was unsure why he just did that. I went to the kitchen and said, "Okay let's just have sex." -said that she didn't want to have sex and it bothered her to the point that she is very depressed and confused about why she would say, "Okay let's just have sex." She said, think just wanted to make it feel like what had happened was wanted to feel normal." stated that her next memory was in the bed on her back. The last thing she remembers is saying, "Please just use a condom" and feeling Cook's penis inside of her. -stated, woke at 11am." This was unusual as she habitually wakes up around 7:30 in the morning. got up and went into the bathroom. She said her stomach was feeling ve upset. Cook walked in on her in the bathroom and stated, want to have sex again." walked back into the bedroom and he "Was all over me." Cook began making 14 STATE OF ONSIN vs Alec R. Cook out with "forcefully again-stated that sh standing with all her clothes on and Cook kept telling her that he wanted to have sexefisaid she kept telling Cook "No" and that she had to leave. -said Cook was standing in front of her and he reached in her yoga pants and underwear insening his fingers inside her vagin .-said that she told Cook, told you no," pulled away from him, and not give him consent to touch her vagina. Afterwards-stated that she saw Cook from time to time in her lectures, but was very upset to see him. She wanted to just forget about what had happened and just feel normal again. She described herself as becoming more and more withdrawn removing herself from social circles. She said that she became very moody and irritable. -stated that she was definitely depressed and began seeing a therapist. Eventually, -stated she was checked for and she did not test positive for any STls. One day she saw Cook while walking with a roommate and Cook "glared at her." stated that she was terrified and her roommate asked her, 'What was that look for?" -said for a period of time she would wake up from a nightmare at exactly 2:30am every night, which she interpreted as the time Cook had sex with her. Detective Humerickhouse explained that he wanted to put into the report -own words of why she was telling her story.-said, didn't want to ruin his life. I felt ashamed to tell anyone, because I thought it would make him look bad. I saw the news story and was empowered by another girl being able to tell what happened to her, that I thought I could now finally tell." August 28 2016 Detective Fahrenbruch repons on October 24, 2016, at approximately 4:00 she and Detective Grant Humerickhouse met with a female whose name forms the initials-at her residence. - stated she met the defendant Alec Cook at an experiment for a class at the University of Wisconsin, where they are both students. Cook sent her a message on Facebook on March 31, 2016; but she didn't see the message until August 19, 2016. On August 23,- and Cook exchanged a series of "chats" on Facebook. Cook said, "You should come over and see my cactus." They agree to meet on August 27, 2016. Cook tells-not to get too intoxicated because he wants to spend time "with the actual you," and he remembered the "awesome vibes" she put out. They begin a series of "snapchat" exchanges. She said she also told her friends she was meeting with Cook and gave her location. - aid she gm :0 Cook-s residence. -- -- around 1 am. on August 28th, 2016. He met her at the door, he kissed her. She stated hadn't even said They walked to the elevator and he began kissing her again. She said he pushed her against the side wall of the elevator and began kissing her "roughly" and more forcefully than before. Cook was holding her with one of his hands behind her back and the other on one of her shoulders-said it was different than any other experience she has had with a partner, adding this was consensual. 15 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook Once they got to Cook's apartment the only place they would have been able to sit was his bed. She said Cook went straight to the bed and lay on his back. Cook invited her to join him in his bed by motioning with his head, in a gesture she interpreted as "come over here". She said she sat on the edge on the bed by his hip and they began kissing. She said things progressed consensually between them to where she was laying on top of him, both fully clothed. She said he inserted his fingers onto her vagina consensually and she was stroking his penis with her hand.- said while she was touching his penis, she stopped and asked him what his major was. -stated they began to have penis to vagina intercourse mutually-said as they were kissing, he "flippedher back and he was on top of her. She said he had one hand behind her head and slid it toward her neck. She said he began pressing on the front of her throat with this hand, which she found uncomfortable. She said the first time she just moved his hand and told him to stop, which he did. She said when she told him after the first choking incident, he said something similar to "ok I won't do it then." They began kissing again and he re- initiated the choking behavior. She said this happened 4 times of which she is certain, two of those times it was difficult to breathe. On at least one of these occasions he used both his hands to choke her. The final time he was choking her with both hands; she pulled his hands off her neck with both of her hands, and pushed him off of her with her knee. Cook became very defensive and said something to the effect of "whoa, whoa I want to make sure we don't do anything to make you uncomfortable" when she rebuffed his attempts to choke her. After the final choking attempt he got off her, stating he needed a drink of water. She estimated she had been in his apartment for 45 to 60 minutes. Cook asked her if she wanted to smoke marijuana, to which she declined. She said Cook put on some basketball shorts and smoked a joint on his balcony. Cook told her something similar to "don't you leave." She said she thought they were maybe going to talk and did not feel as though she wasn't free to leave. She said he turned back to her and attempted to reinitiate sexual intercourse. -said he asked her to give him oral sex. She said he forced his penis into her mouth and held her by the back of her head. She said he was so forceful that she was gagging. She said he had a fisttul of her hair in his hand and was pulling her towards him. She said she was pushing away from him with one hand and the other was trying to untangle his hand from her hair. Cook pushed her onto the bed face first. She said he mounted her from behind and inserted his penis into her vagina and began slapping her on the lower back and thighs. She said he struck her twice with an open palm, asking, "Do you like that?" She said she told him but he responded "Yeah, you like that" and continued striking her.-stated that Cook was "going insane" striking her on the back and legs. She said she was able to grab his hand to prevent him from striking her, but he pulled away and continued striking her. She said this was very painful and left 6 or 7 separate and distinct bruises which were visible for about one week. She had tears rolling down her cheeks while he was having intercourse with her from behind. She said the sex was painful but she went along with it because it meant his penis was no longer in her mouth and she was oking anymore. She told him she wanted a drink of water, put on her clothes, and left. said she hasn't had contact with Cook since then but sees him all over campus. 16 STATE OF WISCONSIN vs Alec R. Cook She said the next day she was standing "with 3 friends and Cook approached, smirking. He walked both hands and said he wanted to talk to her because she was so beautiful. -said she felt pain while Cook was forcing her to give him oral sex. She said he was pulling her hair with a fist and she was gagging. She said the second incident of penis to vagina intercourse was not oonsensual and was painful. -said the striking on her back and thighs was painful and she did not consent to this. She said she felt like an object and not a person. COMPLAINT IS BASED ON the information and belief of your complainant, who is a Detective for the City of Madison Police Department, and who learned of the above offense from the reports of City of Madison Police Department Police Alex Lewein and Detectives Tracie Jokala, Lisa Fahrenbruch, Grant Humerickhouse and Carol Ann Kashishian, which reports your complainant believes to be truthful and reliable inasmuch as they were prepared during the course of the officers' official duties. Further, your complainant believes the information furnished by witnesses to be and reliable inasmuch as they are citizen informants and witnessed the events described. Your complainant believes the statements of the Defendant to be truthful and reliable insofar as they are admissions against penal interest. Subscribed and sworn to before me, and approved for filing on: This 27th day of October, 2016. DISTRICT COMPLAINANT DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN 17