UPDATE: Sexual assault case against Rochester men dismissed
Mohamed Hussein Omer (left) and Sharmake Beyle Omar (right) / Olmsted County Adult Detention Center
(ABC 6 News) – The Olmsted County Attorney’s Office dismissed charges against Mohamed Hussein Omer and Sharmake Beyle Omar in March of 2025.
Court documents state that the case was dismissed “in the interest of justice.”
The dismissal orders for both men are embedded below:
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(ABC 6 News) – Two Rochester men will appear in court May 5 on joint charges of 3rd- and 5th-degree criminal sexual conduct, after being accused of raping a 16-year-old after offering her a place to stay.
Mohamed Hussein Omer, 42, and Sharmake Beyle Omar, 30, may receive a joint trial for their identical charges of 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct–penetration of person under 18 years old–uses coercion and 5th-degree criminal sexual conduct–nonconsensual penetration dating back to January 20, 2022, according to Olmsted County court records.
Momamed Omer appeared in court Monday, April 17, on unrelated assault charges.
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According to court documents, a 16-year-old girl fled her foster care assignment in Farmington, MN and told law enforcement she was sexually assaulted by multiple men in the Rochester area.