Dustin Thomas Aker, 29, of Escanaba was sentenced to 80 months to 10 years in prison following the entry of a guilty plea to Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Penetration.
Sydney Ann Horvath, 21, of Cornell, Michigan was sentenced to 71 months to 15 years in prison following the entry of a plea to Unlawful Imprisonment.
On November 22, 2020, Michigan State Police responded to OSF St Francis Hospital for a report of a sexual assault. Through the investigation it was determined that the victim was held in a camper trailer at Horvath’s residence for about 8 hours. During that time, the victim was threatened with a large knife, strangled, and sexually assaulted numerous times by Aker.  Horvath participated throughout the duration of the assault and threatened victim as well.
A search warrant was executed at the camper trailer and several items of evidence were taken by police, including hand cuffs, bed sheets, and clothes described by the victim.
Aker and Horvath were arrested in Schoolcraft County. Aker was found to be in possession of multiple knives at the time. The victim was able to identify one of the knives as the knife that was used to threaten her.
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