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Peru man convicted of sexual assault
Jury issues guilty verdicts for cases in 2020 and 2021

AUBURN - Zachary Reeves, 39, of Peru is set for sentencing on April 23 after a jury found him guilty of first degree sexual assault.
The jury handed down a guilty verdict for a sexual assault in May of 2021. A woman, who is now 28, told investigators she was invited to Reeve’s residence in Brownville with the understanding of a friendship, but was subject to sexual assault.
A guilty verdict was also handed down for sexual assault in July of 2020. A former employee of what was then Zach’s Bar in Peru told investigators she was assaulted while she slept at a Peru residence.
A bond was set on Feb. 14 following the jury trial.