Victim Lives In 'Perpetual State of Fear' After Miami Cop Assault

BY ANNA QUENNEVILLE

Miami University Journalism Student

The sex-assault victim of a former Miami University cop said he lives in a 'perpetual state of fear' after he harrassed her while the two worked together.

The victim, who Patch is not naming, recounted the emotional, physical, and psychological damage she has endured stating there are, “no words” to describe the trauma she was subjected to by Dustin Young.

Young was convicted in October of gross sexual imposition and one count of abduction for pushing the victim against lockers in an attempt to kiss her, sent her unwanted sexual text messages and pulled her onto his lap.

The victim's statement came Monday in what was to be Young's sentencing. However, Butler County Common Pleas Judge Michael Oster delayed the sentencing unitl Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. to allow the judge to review 25 letters of mitigation.

Young also will be evaluated for a Community Correctional Center (CCC) program. Young was taken into custody Monday and will be screened for CCC.

In her 15-minute statement to the court, the victim said the assault has impacted her daughters and husband who has been by her side in court. Her husband's work has also suffered, she said.

The victim, who attends college, said her grades and GPA have plummeted, which will affect her graduating with honors. A blow she called “devastating.”

She said that she continues to works five days a week in the room where she was assaulted in, including sitting in the same chair where some of the assaults happened. She has made requests to switch job and have the chair removed, she said. Neither have happened.

She also told the court she has been "stalked" on social media and that Young “has showed no remorse or offered any apology.”

Photo -- Dustin Young was put in handcuffs and taken into custody until his rescheduled sentencing next month. Photo by Anna Quenneville.