On August 29, 2025, police received a report involving the sexual assault of a child, referred to herein as V1, currently 5 years old, by DANIEL SCOTT SERGOT, [DOB REDACTED]. Police spoke with V1’s mother, AEW, who had just received a video on Facebook Messenger from SERGOT’s girlfriend, known only to her through Facebook and later identified as LH. AEW said the video shows V1 telling LH that SERGOT put his finger in her vagina. After viewing the video, AEW brought V1 to Children’s Hospital and was instructed to notify Ramsey County Child [NAME REDACTED]. AEW notified police.
AEW provided police the video sent to her by LH. The video is 28 seconds long. In pertinent part, the video shows LH asking V1, “Why does your vagina hurt?” V1 responded, “Hmm, because Daddy touched it.” LH next asked, “When?” and V1 said, “Because I was laying by the (inaudible) it was, it was when it was night- night time.” LH told police that she took the video of V1 on August 25, 2025. LH was completely taken off guard when V1 first made the disclosure so she took a video and asked V1 the same question and got the identical response.
LH said V1 told her “all the time” that SERGOT touched her “butt” and “he won’t stop.” When V1 had to use a bathroom, she would push LH aside and make sure SERGOT was not around. LH also said V1 asked her to give her a bath but SERGOT would get in the way and insist on giving V1 her bath. LH said she questioned SERGOT about touching V1 and he denied it. She was afraid to disclose what was happening earlier because she SERGOT could get very angry and she was afraid he would hurt her. V1 was referred to Midwest Children’s Resource Center for a medical examination.
During the exam, V1 said her dad, SERGOT, hurt her “gina” while they were in the bathroom. When asked if SERGOT said anything like, “don’t tell anybody,” V1 responded, “Yeah, but I did. But I need to tell you the truth.” V1 added, “I didn’t tell my mom, I just tell [LH].” SERGOT opted to waive his legal rights and speak with police. He said that LH lived with him at an apartment on County Road B in Maplewood in 2023 or 2024 for about 2 months. He denied knowing LH’s last name, saying, “I don’t pay attention to people.” When shown a photo of LH and asked if that was he dated, SERGOT responded, “Maybe, maybe not.” SERGOT admitted that he bathed V1 but denied ever touching her inappropriately.
SERGOT insisted there was no evidence to support V1’s allegation and questioned the investigator by saying if he sexually assaulted her, wouldn’t V1 say it happened more than once? SERGOT also said, “It seems like it’s a he say, she said thing to me.
