Daniel A. Hennen of Jordan was convicted in 2002 of raping the children he and his wife had adopted or cared for as foster parents. He admitted then that there were more victims but he refused to name them.
In mid-October, a 27-year-old woman stepped forward and said she was sexually assaulted by Hennen when she was 7 years old. A criminal complaint filed last week in Scott County District Court graphically describes the abuse the woman said she endured while she was under the couple's roof.
Hennen, 59, is charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and three of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. He posted $5,000 cash bail and was released Dec. 1 from the Scott County jail.
County Attorney Pat Ciliberto said the state asked for $1 million bond or $250,000 cash at Hennen's initial hearing. He had no comment on the decision by District Judge Caroline Lennon to set bail at $5,000 cash or $50,000 bond.
Authorities said in a news release that as many as 60 to 70 children were placed in the home before Hennen was sent to prison in 2003 and asked for help identifying any other possible victims. Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to call Det. Brian Cade at 952-496-8755.
Scott County Chief Deputy Dean Opatz said authorities believe there could be eight or more additional victims. The Hennens were licensed through a private foster care agency. Records that could help authorities identify the couple's foster children no longer exist. State law then required such records to be shredded after 10 years.
The complaint against Hennen said the victim contacted the Sheriff's Office on Oct. 15. She said she and her brother were in foster care with Hennen and his wife when she was about 6 or 7 years old — about 20 years ago. They lived there for more than a year, she said.
The woman said Hennen "grabbed her from her room at night when everyone else was asleep" and forced her to perform oral sex, the complaint said. She reported that Hennen "sexually assaulted her like this almost every other day while she was in his care."