Women stuck it to serial cheater in lovers' quadrangle, court told
A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge.
WAUSAU, WIS. — Associated Press
Last updated on Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2009 09:21AM EDT
A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge, according to court documents.
Four women, including his wife, eventually showed up to humiliate the man, who ended up with his penis glued to his stomach in a bizarre plot to punish him for a lovers' quadrangle gone bad, according to the documents filed in Calumet County.
Now it's the women who face punishment, perhaps six years in prison, and at least one said the story has gotten twisted and she's embarrassed.
"I am disturbed. I am upset. I am having a hard time handling life; an emotional wreck," Wendy Sewell, 43, of Kaukauna, said in a telephone interview from her home. "I am ashamed."
Ms. Sewell, Therese Ziemann, 48, of Menasha, Michelle Belliveau, 43, of Neenah, and the man's wife are charged with being party to false imprisonment, a felony. Ms. Ziemann also is charged with fourth-degree sexual assault.
The women are free on $200 cash bails. Investigators say all the women but Ms. Belliveau were romantically involved with the man.
The Associated Press is not naming the man's wife to protect his identity as an alleged victim of sexual assault.
The women's plot for revenge unfolded last Thursday at the Lakeview Motel, about 50 kilometres southwest of Green Bay, in the tiny village of Stockbridge near the scenic shores of Lake Winnebago.
Criminal complaints filed Friday allege the man agreed to be bound with "sheer sheets" and blindfolded with a pillowcase for a "rub down" by Ms. Ziemann. She instead cut off his underwear with scissors and summoned the others to the room with a text message.
Ms. Ziemann struck him in the face, and used Krazy Glue to attach his penis to his stomach when the other women arrived, according to the complaints. The man told investigators he also was threatened with a gun. Ms. Ziemann told investigators she didn't have a gun but may have said , "Do you know how much I want to shoot you?"
He started screaming and the women rushed off, fearful that he could get loose and hurt them, but allegedly took his wallet, vehicle and cellphone.
Ms. Ziemann told investigators she met the man online through Craigslist, fell in love and paid for his use of a room at the motel for the past two months. She said she gave him about $3,000. Then last Wednesday, she learned from the man's wife that he was married, had other girlfriends and was "using them for money." She expected the money to be repaid, according to the documents.
During Thursday's confrontation with the man, Ms. Ziemann told investigators Ms. Sewell asked him, "Which one do you love more?" and the man's wife made a derisive remark about him being scared.
The man got free by chewing through his bindings, went outside and called police.
Ms. Ziemann and Ms. Belliveau are sisters and Ms. Belliveau didn't do anything wrong, Ms. Sewell said Monday. "She was just there for moral support. She wasn't even dating the guy. She stood at the door the whole time and didn't participate or nothing."
Ms. Ziemann's husband answered the telephone at their home and declined comment. There was no telephone listing for Ms. Belliveau.
Lovers' revenge
AP Video Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2009 09:19AM EDT
A group of women confront a man in a Wisconsin motel room, angry that he had multiple lovers. They tied him up and glued part of his body, court documents say. Now, they are facing charges
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Laser Envy 8/5/2009 4:43:35 PM
There are many articles in the Globe and Mail detailing violent assaults by men on women. However, in those articles, there are no user comments that cheer the men on. 0 0 Report Abuse
Crystal Glass 8/5/2009 4:42:53 PM
OMG, B.C. Expat, you're right! I thought it was strange that they were wearing those broad stripes (probably not the same ones from the Stars and Bars though, eh?) but I never made the Hamburglar connection. LOL 0 0 Report Abuse
B.C. Expat 8/5/2009 4:40:19 PM
There are still jurisdictions that dress up people in custody in horizontal black and white stripes?! Like the hamburglar??
I thought orange jumpsuits long displaced this cliché. 2 0 Report Abuse
M K S 8/5/2009 4:37:56 PM
Sun Tzu says: "Just one more point, Chrystal, most of the rights you enjoy today actually were fought for by millions of white males."
The way I remember history is that it was always the white man versus everyone else - women (suffrage movement), blacks (freedom from slavery), native americans (land rights), etc
I'm not sure that there are many non-white non-male's who are going to thank the white man for anything. 1 0 Report Abuse
M K S 8/5/2009 4:37:18 PM
Sun Tzu says: "Just one more point, Chrystal, most of the rights you enjoy today actually were fought for by millions of white males."
The way I remember history is that it was always the white man versus everyone else - women (suffrage movement), blacks (freedom from slavery), native americans (land rights), etc
I'm not sure that there are many non-white non-male's who are going to thank the white man for anything. 2 0 Report Abuse
Lovers' revenge
A group of women confront a man in a Wisconsin motel room, angry that he had multiple lovers. They tied him up and glued part of his body, court documents say. Now, they are facing charges
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