40 Years in Prison for Windsor Man for Child Sex Offenses

A Windsor man has been sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison on four counts of predatory criminal sexualt assault. The assaults were against a six-year-old child.

40-year-old Donald Ohmen was sentenced by Judge Martin Siemer to 10 years in prison for each of the offenses, but the sentences will be served consecutively, not together. The state's Truth-in-Sentencing statute indicates that Ohmen must serve at least 85% of each sentence.

During the contested hearing, Windsor Police Chief Ron Bateman testified, a video of the victim's statement was played, and two victim impact statements by family members were presented. 

In imposing sentence, Judge Siemer said his primary consideration was the "unfathomable harm" caused to the victim. Ohmen will be subject to lifetime registration as a sexual predator as well as a natural life term of mandatory supervised release once out of prison.

Ohmen was arrested in November of 2020 following disclosures made by the victim. Evidence presented in court showed that the sex abuse occurred for at least two months prior to the victim's disclosure and that Ohmen warned the victim not to tell anyone. The offenses were initially reported to the Effingham Police Department and later investigated by the Windsor Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Department.

Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke said, "A dangerous child predator has been removed from the community as a result of the collaboration of all involved in this investigation." Kroncke also appreciated the length of the sentence imposed, saying it will serve as a deterrent to others from committing similar crimes against innocent children.