Cop arrested after breaking into woman's home and sexually assaulting her

A Rothschild police officer arrested over the weekend after a 21-year-old Schofield woman told police the officer sexually assaulted her in her home Friday was released Monday on a $2,500 signature bond.

The officer, Corey A. Yolitz, 22, of Kronenwetter,was charged in Marathon County court Monday with second-degree sexual assault and burglary. He faces 52 1/2 years in prison if convicted on both charges.

The woman, who is not being named as the victim in a reported sexual assault, told police that she ran into Yolitz Thursday night when she went to a local bar to watch the Green Bay Packers game. After the game, the woman continued drinking until bar-closing time at 2 a.m. Friday, when she was "extremely intoxicated" and accepted a ride home from Yolitz, according to court records.

Yolitz dropped her off and left, the woman told police, and she went to bed, according to court records.

Later in the night, the woman told police she was awakened by someone having sex with her. She initially thought it was her boyfriend, and when she spoke to the man having sex with her in the darkened room, he responded as if he were the boyfriend, court records said.

At some point, she realized it wasn't her boyfriend and confronted the man, who ran from the home. As he left, the man set off motion lights outside the home, and the victim was able to identify the man as Yolitz, according to court records.

Yolitz, who has been a Rothschild officer since June 9, immediately was removed from duty Friday and resigned Saturday, Rothschild Police Chief Jeremy Hunt said.

Yolitz was off duty when the assault is alleged to have occurred, Everest Metro Police Chief Wally Sparks said.

Investigation into the incident began Friday afternoon when police were called to Aspirus Wausau Hospital for a report of a sexual assault that occurred at a Schofield home. The victim, a 21-year-old female, told police Yolitz sexually assaulted her in her home during the early-morning hours Friday, police said.

Yolitz was interviewed by Everest Metro officers Saturday and was taken into custody late that evening, according to Sparks.

Hunt issued a press release Monday in which he briefly outlined Yolitz's employment history and referred all questions to the Marathon County District Attorney's Office.