Wis. man accused of imprisoning, sexually assaulting 3 girls, with 1 victim forced to drink from basement puddle in captivity: disturbing court docs
A Wisconsin man allegedly imprisoned and sexually assaulted three young girls and subjected them to horrific torture and conditions — with one victim forced to drink from a puddle in a dingy basement to survive, according to a report.
Milwaukee resident David Boyd, 64, allegedly abušŗsed two sisters for several years when the girls went to live with his girlfriend, who was friends with their mother, according to court documentsš filed Saturday and and other local outlets.
The youngest victim, who started dealing with the alleged abuse when she was 8 years old in 2020, told authorities Boyd would āroutinelyā cut her arms and other body parts with a knife and ꦦeven trafficked her to other men, theā complaint states.
When his girlfrienš d was out of town, Boyd allegedly chained the child to a pole in the basement of the hoš²use, the complaint states, according to the KC Star.
She was only given a piāece of bread and had to drink water from a puddle where the floor slightly dipped durinź¦g the cruel captivity, authorities alleged.
The basement was lit by just one light bulb aš§nd had metal chains š°hanging from wooden beams, according to photos taken by police during an April 16 search.
The girl told inveš§stigators she was assaultą¦ed ātoo many times to count,ā according to the court docs.
The victimās older sister and cousin, who would visit the home occasionally, were also reāpeatedly sexually assaulted by Boyd dating back to at least 2015, they alleged to police, according to the KC Star.
The accused sicko first allegedly assaulted the cousin until she āsaid she had enough,ā and then he moved on to the older sisteź§ r around the time she was 5 years old, according to the documents reported on by the newspaper.
The alleged abuse against her didnāt stop until sš®he was 12 in 2022 and moved away from the home, the complaint states.
The police first began their probe in January after a šconcerned foster parent of one š¦©of the sisters reached out to authorities,
Boyd denied wrongš ·doing and claimed to police that the victims wereā ājealous that he was a father to his daughter but not to them,ā prosecutors allegedly said.
But when he was shown a drawing of the dimly lit basemenš§øt, he āimmediately jumped up, stating he needed to use the bathroom or he was going to urinate his pants,ā the complaint states.
Boyd faces charges of reported sexual assault of a child, physical abuse oš¬f a child with a dangerous weapon, trafficking a child, and false imprisonment.
He is being held on $100,000 bail.
If you have been sexually assaulted and live in New York, you can call 1-800-942-6906 for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the state, you can dial the 24/7 National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-4673.