A New Hope man allegedly sexually assaulted the victim in a bedroom while a child called 911 for help, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County.

Unuakpobuhro Avwunuma, 47, faces a charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct for using coercion to penetrate the victim.

According to the complaint, officers responded to an apartment in New Hope on July 25, 2026, after a nine-year-old child called 911 and reported that Avwunuma was hitting the victim. When officers arrived, the child told them her parents were in the bedroom. Officers found Avwunuma in the hallway wearing only underwear, and the victim emerged from the bedroom wrapped in a blanket.