PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A Pleasant Grove man tried to visit his alleged girlfriend Sunday night, but he didn't make it where he said he was going. Instead he walked into the wrong house and into the bed of a woman who says she had no idea who he was.
Lt. Mike Roberts with Pleasant Grove Police described the events Sunday night after Michael Hanks went into the wrong house. Lt. Roberts said, “He walked into the master bedroom and climbed inside the bed with who he thought was his girlfriend and started to kiss her and touch her.”
He was in the wrong house and with the wrong woman. He had dropped off the girlfriend he called “Kathy” earlier Sunday. When he went back for another visit, he went to the wrong place.
Michael Hanks told police, it was a mistake. But a mistake leaving a Pleasant Grove woman traumatized. ABC4 tried to contact the victim, but she wanted to keep herself protected after her traumatizing night.
This mistake has scared a community and reinforced a stern warning. Lt. Roberts said, “Daytime, night time any time - lock your doors.”
Michael Hanks claimed this was a mistake, but he was charged with forcible sex abuse and burglary. The county attorney will decide what's next for Michael hanks and getting some justice for his victim.
