A man who

exposed a woman to allergens on June 8 and

June 9, allegedly aware of her severe allergies

and likelihood of a serious reaction, is charged

with the felony of aggravated assault and battery.

Leonard R. Handy is also charged with second-

degree sexual assault after allegedly having

intercourse with the woman by causing her

submission, court records show.

The two felony charges were filed in Ninth

District Court on Wednesday, July 17, after

Circuit Court Judge Haws found sufficient

grounds at Handy’s July 8 preliminary hearing

to bind the case over to the higher court.

Judge Haws set a cash-only bond of $50,000

and conditions that Handy go nowhere near

the woman or her family.

With District Judge Marv Tyler out of town

Wednesday, Handy remained in custody on

the cash bond. His arraignment date was not

set as of press time.

The affidavit written by Sublette County

Deputy Sinclair Streeter states that he assisted

with a 911 call when the woman suffered severe

respiratory distress after Handy allegedly

“came into close contact with (the woman)

without taking “normal precautions against

her allergies.”

He allegedly did the same thing the day

before and exposed the woman to allergens

and, according to the deputy’s affidavit, took

advantage of the woman’s health conditions to

have intercourse with her.

The felony charge of aggravated assault

and battery – knowingly or recklessly injuring

another with a deadly weapon – carries a maximum

penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of

not more than $10,000 or both.

The felony charge of sexual assault in

the second degree – causing submission that

would prevent an ordinary person’s resistance

– carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in

prison, a fine of not more than $10,000 or both.

With the charges, Sublette County Attorney

Michael Crosson requested an arraignment in

Ninth District Court.