MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ORIGINAL DATE: INCIDENT NO:

STATE POLICE Mon, Jul 03, 2017 062-0002931-17

ORIGINAL INCIDENT REPORT TIME RECEIVED: FILE CLASS:
1852 11001
WORK UNIT: COUNTY:
MSP HART POST OCEANA

COMPLAINANT: TELEPHONE NO

ADDRESS: STREET AND NO: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:

INCIDENT STATUS:
OPEN

REPORTED CSC
INFORMATION:

On 7-3-17, I was dispatched by Mason-Oceana Central Dispatch to a walk-in CSC complaint at the Spectrum
Health Ludington Hospital. Dispatch stated the complainant had made a statement to medical staff that she
had been sexually assaulted at the Rothbury Electric Forest Festival (EFF). I responded to the hospital and
discovered that the reported victim was under the influence of narcotics and was
the victim I would re-interview her when she was sober and of sound mind. I then directed the reported victim
to COVE where she had a CSC examination completed.

VENUE:

OCEANA COUNTY
7180 N OCEANA DR
GRANT TWP, MI 49452
AT OR NEAR: ELECTRIC FOREST FESTIVAL

DATE & TIME:

ON OR AFTER: SAT, JUL 01, 2017 AT 2200 AND BEFORE: SUN, JUL 02, 2017 AT 1600

REPORTED VICTIM (

NAM:
BIR: RAC: ETH:
NBR: DIR: SEX: DL:
STR: DOB: SSN:
SFX: HGT: SI: /
CTY: ST: WGT: FBI:
TXH: ZIP: HAI: MNU:
TXW: EYE: PR:
SMT:

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INTERVIEW

At the time of my contact with she was observed to be under the influence of narcotics and unable to
make an intelligent statement surrounding the reported sexual assault. She was heard stumbling with her
sentences and then observed sta

stated she had been abducted for nearly 18 hours, was drugged, and assaulted throughout her
captivity. advised she attempted to report the crime to several police agencies with minimal success;
she stated the local dispatch centers even gave her a hard time due to her irate behavior.

I advised to have a sexual assault examination and blood draw completed at COVE and that I would
re-contact her in the near future for an interview when she was sober.

SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION:

was later transported to COVE by family members where she met with Advocate MICHELLE
ELLIOTT. While at COVE, had a sexual assault examination completed by SANE Nurse DEBBIE
REED.

In the latter portions of my tour of duty, I was summoned to COVE in order to meet with SANE Nurse DEBBIE
REED. While conversing with REED, I took possession of the sexual assault kit and then locked it up into the
evidence locker at the Michigan State Police Pere Marquette Township Satellite Office. I was also provided
with a Michigan State Police blood kit which was mailed out the following day.

In addition to the sexual assault kit, I was provided with a ten page FSD-097. The FSD-097 indicated that
admitted to being under the influence of several different kinds of drugs at the time of the
examination. The form also showed that there was hesitation on where or not was penetrated with a
penis or not. It also showed that had bathed since the incident and that her clothes had been
discarded. The form also indicated that had several observable scratch marks on her body but that
there was no trauma to her vagina or anus. The FSD-097 was submitted to the master file.

RECOVERED:

OBTAINED BY: TROOPER DEMNY

Prop 0001 -Type: Evidence Value: $0.00
Descrp: CSC KIT, PATIENT'S NAME
Obtained From: 904 E LUDINGTON AVE
60 - LUDINGTON, MI 49431
53 - MASON, COVE SHELTER
RECEIVED CSC KIT FROM NURSE DEBBIE REED
Date/Time Recovered: 07/04/2017 0130

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VIDEO / AUDIO:

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Provided

SEX MOTIVATED CRIME REPORT (DD-79):

Not completed due to lack of suspect. The form may be completed at a later time once a re-interview
is conducted.

EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS:

FSD-093 (blood draw submission form) 1 page

FSD-097 (sexual assault examination forms) 10 pages

STATUS:

OPEN pends re-interview of reported victim

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SUPPLEMENTAL INCIDENT REPORT SUPPLEMENTARY DATE: FILE CLASS:
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INCIDENT STATUS:
OPEN

REPORTED CSC
JOURNALS:

None

INFORMATION:

On 7-10-17, I was contacted by Trooper DAMSTRA (Michigan State Police Rockford Post) reference his
contact with on 7-3-17. Trooper DAMSTRA reported that filed a CSC report with him and
that an interview of her was conducted at the Michigan State Police Muskegon Detachment interview room.
Trooper DAMSTRA advised that was under the influence of possible narcotics at the time of his
contact with her, but a report was still filed.

reported to Trooper DAMSTRA that she was in attendance of the Rothbury EFF with her husband,
stated at some point on 7-1-17 around 2230 hours, she had walked off with
three male subjects after she had been drugged by them. named one of the male suspects by
name, from Lincoln, Nebraska. She said the male subjects were possibly associated with the
rainbow group; a group that is known to drug and abduct females at music festivals similar to EFF.

reported that while she was abducted from 7-1-17 around 2230 hours until her return on 7-2-17
around 1600 hours, she had been raped several times at several locations on the EFF property. She stated
she located multiple condoms from the suspects, but she had later discarded them after carrying the condoms
around with her in her pocket. stated she was drugged during her abduction but was unfamiliar with
the type of drug that she was given.

The report filed with the Michigan State Police Rockford Post was closed out since the Michigan State Police
Hart Post will be the investigating a report can be referenced to complaint number
61-5610-17.

RE-INTERVIEW

On 7-15-17, I contacted at her . She appeared to be sober

at the time of my meeting with her. requested that we drive to a nearby park so we could sit and
discuss the facts of the case. She was concerned with having law enforcement at her residence because she
t want her children to have a negative image of law enforcement. Not completely understanding what she
meant by that, I agreed to her conditions and we parked four blocks away to the Whitehall Park on Park St.

I advis investigation.
responded by saying that does not want to talk to me and that he actually left the residence
. stated was taking drugs the night of the incident as
she

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The interview was conducted inside my patrol cruiser under supervision of my in-car camera. The interview
began around 1711 hours and was conducted at the Whitehall Park on Park St near Misco Dr (north of the
White Lake Eagles Aerie #3214).

initially started out by saying how much she appreciated my outwardly display of concern over this
heartbreaking
with the other law enforcement agencies.

She said she started off contacting the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety but they turned her away
and told her to file a report in the county of where the incident occurred. She said she then drove to Muskegon
and contacted the Chief of Police at the Muskegon Township Police Department but he referred her to Trooper
DAMSTRA with the Michigan State Police Rockford Post. state
e respect she so deserved; she stated Trooper DAMSTRA continued to question her
over the events tinued by adding that she then requested to fill out a
statement in handwritten form. However, she was handed a UD-73 (form containing Miranda warnings)
instead of a UD-73a (form which does not contain Miranda warnings). stated she was being treated
since she was
provided with a UD-
treated like a -73 was the only form Trooper DAMSTRA could find and
that it would have to do. I
but rather he was just trying to obtain solid, factual information surrounding her report.

then stated she traveled to Shelby Police Department where she made contact with the Chief of
Police. However, he told her to contact the Michigan State Police Hart Post. then called Mason-

stated she was completely upset over the fact that no one would help her.

She explained that she then drove to the Ludington Hospital in order to seek treatment. stated while
she was in the hospital, she requested to speak to the Ludington Police Department. However, when I arrived
instead of LPD
her report seriously and agreed to work with only me.

began by saying that she attended EFF this year with her husband, as she does every year. She
stated they attended both weeks and would normally drive back to their Whitehall residence at the end of each
day. She stated that plan became disrupted, however, on 7-1-17. explained that she had met
several people at the festival as they quickly befriended her.

stated one of the subjects was a She said ran a

street ide the festival grounds. also stated that
she was familiar with after seeing him in Shipshewana, IN. stated she is also a vendor at
Shipshewana and that is how she knows stated she initially thought was one of
the culprits who drugged her but admitted that that assumption was a mistake and that he was not even
involved; she apparently confirmed this by speaking to him before he left for Nebraska.

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stated as she was hanging out with her new friends, they were sitting on a picnic table on
handed some strawberries and French fries and soon felt
overwhelmed by uncontrolled behavior. stated she then remembered one of her new friends began
rubbing her feet and then rubbing lotion/massage oil onto her skin. stated she then grabbed some of
the massage oil and began rubbing on her arms, face, hands, and hair. She stated she thought she heard one
of the She said
she then smoked a pipe

stated at this point, she felt so high she has never experienced before. I asked her if she

cocaine, and is a regular marihuana smoker.

and of its self. I asked her if she
has ever tried fentanyl but she could not recall.

stated she then remembered walking around with Native Americans. Sh

they were real or not but she said the Native Americans told her that she was on a scavenger hunt. I asked

walking around and hunting for clues on this massive festival treasure hunt. I asked her if she could recall
what the clues were and she said she did not remember.

stated she remembered jumped onto a golf cart and riding around with festival staff. She said they
traveled through the tenting area and also in the restricted access area (area designated for staff only).

She stated she remembered going to a concert and thought String Cheese was playing. She said helicopters
began flying around the sky and that the helicopters then landed and picked up the musicians from String
Cheese and took them away.

stated the majority of the night was a blur and that she does not know if she slept or where she was.
She stated she knows her husband, w
Trooper DAMSTRA that she found several condoms and that she secured those and was carrying those
around. I asked her where she found them and she said she thought she was in the parking lot. I asked her
what she did with those condoms and she said she later threw them away and the Native Americans told her
need them anymore.

However, as the
think that she was actually assaulted after all. was observed toting around a folder containing
several documents. She stated she has been doing her own research and calling people and after she talked
to her friends, she realized that an assault may not have happened. I asked her who her friends were and she
stated
not really involved. I told her that she called me for help and that I need to complete a thorough investigation

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I then told that I reviewed the documentation that was presented with the sexual assault kit. I
explained that it did not appear that she had any trauma on her body. I asked her when the last time was that
she had sexual intercourse with sat and thought about it mome
been awhile cuz we have been fighting about stupid stuff. Oh, probably a few months r if she had
sexual intercourse with anyone other than in the last few months I told her if it
has been a few months since her last time she had sex, then I would assume there would be some type of
trauma
-to-

I asked if she has ever

She explained that she has been admitted to a psych ward in the recent past, though the specific psych ward
was unknown. She said she used to be prescribed medications for depression/anxiety but she no longer takes
any medication and feels as if it is healthier to live without medications.

I asked to explain what she meant at the earlier portions of the interview when she said was
high as well during the event. stated they ended up getting split up during the festivities and that he
tried his own drugs and later said he was high

stated she did

remember that. She said her friends said she was acting crazy and that she sought medical treatment against
her will. stated she was later released from the medic station and that she is in the process of trying
to obtain those medical results/paperwork.

I asked if she still had her clothes that she was wearing during the night of the incident and she said
she did not and that they had been burned in a fire. I asked her to explain and she said she threw them in a
bon fire in her back yard. When asked
traumatic event.

I asked what she wanted me to do from this point forward? I explained that was not willing
to talk to me,
event,
contact who was initially reported being a primary suspect, and the fact that all the evidence was now
but she did appreciate my time and care.
I told her that the sexual examination kit has already been submitted and that it may take several months
before we receive any results back. I told her I would contact her with any additional questions. She thanked
me again for meeting with her.

CRIME LAB REPORT INFORMATION:

On 7-17-17, I received the blood analysis report from the Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Laboratory. The
report indicated had 37 milligrams acetone per 100 millilters urine in her system. The report
indicated that additional examinations would be conducted on the submitted specimens. The lab report was
submitted to the master file.

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On 7-18-17, I called and left a message requesting to obtain a statement from him. I
received a call back from advising that she already told me he does not want to provide a

On 8-1-17, I received a second blood analysis report from the Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Laboratory.
The report
ydrocodone, PCP, fentanyl, just to name a few.
The report indicated that additional examinations would be conducted on the submitted specimens. The lab
report was submitted to the master file.

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SEX MOTIVATED CRIME REPORT (DD-79):

Not completed due to lack of suspect(s).

EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS:

Blood kit lab analysis reports

STATUS:

OPEN pends CSC kit lab analysis

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EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS:

None

STATUS:

OPEN pends lab analysis

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INCIDENT STATUS:
UNFOUNDED

REPORTED CSC
JOURNAL:

9/14/17 Wilson
from the lab. Note to OIC, once the kit has been analyzed and returned,
please send a letter informing the victim that we will dispose of this kit unless
she requests that we retain it.
9-28-17 Demny Received correspondence from Stephanie Day at the Lansing Lab. She
requested any new developments in the case. I advised her that this case will
be closed out after the CSC kit is analyzed and that no further action is being
taken on this case.
10-17-17 Demny Lab report indicated that the DNA recovered from the kit did not indicate the
possible presence of male DNA and was not processed further.

Notice of Intent to Destroy or Dispose of Sexual Assault Kit Evidence memo

submitted to Sergeant Wilson for signature and mailing. Memo was dated this
date and requested that the victim contact the OIC no later than 12-17-17.
10/24/17 Wilson M.R. pends above.
11-20-17 Sparks DB Review, pending further.
11-28-17 Demny Have not heard back from the victim yet. Called her phone but phone went
straight to voicemail. Pends property disposition after 12-17-17.
11/28/17 Wilson M.R. pends above.
12-18-17 Demny Complainant has not responded to the mailed memo. Case pends property

12/25/17 Wilson M.R. property has been changed to authorized to destroy. Once destroyed
this complaint can be closed as unfounded.
12/23/17 Wilson M.R. pends above.
1/22/18 Wilson M.R. pends above.
2/21/18 Wilson M.R. pends above. Six month sup required next month.
03/09/18 Clement Property items #1 and #2 destroyed this date by Sgt. Clement and Lt. Kanitz.

STATUS:

UNFOUNDED

03/16/18
nas

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