Benny Dominguez

On December 6, 2025, Saint Paul Police responded to take a report of a sexual assault that had occurred in 2012. Officers met with the reporting party, Victim herein, who is now 24 years old, but who was 11 years old at the time of the offense. Victim [NAME REDACTED] at the home of her grandfather, BENNY DOMINGUEZ [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, located on Penn Avenue in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, sometime in 2012. Victim [NAME REDACTED] in the residence with Defendant while other adults at the residence were outside hiding Easter eggs, and that Defendant put his hand inside her dress and touched her breast.

On December 16, 2025, Minneapolis Police took over investigation of the case. On December 26, 2025, Victim [NAME REDACTED] at CornerHouse. Victim [NAME REDACTED] incident occurred in 2012, when she was 11 years old, during a family Easter gathering at Defendant’s home. She stated that she, her 1-year-old sister, her cousin, and Defendant remained in the home while the other adults went outside and hid Easter eggs. She stated she was standing in the living room, and Defendant came up behind her and put his arm on her shoulders.

She stated it was normal at first, but when her sister and cousin left the room, Defendant’s hand slowly moved inside her dress and down her chest. Victim described Defendant touching her breast on the bare skin with his hand and, described him moving his hand back and forth across her breast and nipple. Victim stated she tried to pull away but Defendant had his arm around her and pulled her back. She stated that the assault ended when they heard the adults coming back into the house. Victim [NAME REDACTED] told her mother what happened the same night it occurred, but her mother told her to keep it to herself.

Victim [NAME REDACTED] told her grandmother, Defendant’s wife, about the incident and that her grandmother “wasn’t surprised” and told Victim [NAME REDACTED] wasn’t the first person in the family to experience such behavior. Victim stated that she decided to come forward out of concern for her 14-year- old sister, who still has contact with Defendant. Defendant is not in custody.