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Maple Grove fire chief charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager
By Sabrina Salguero Del Cid at KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)
· July 11, 2026
· 2 min read
Maple Grove’s fire chief is on administrative leave after he was charged Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager almost 10 years ago.
36-year-old Maddison Zikmund was charged with 3rd degree of criminal sexual conduct for sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl in 2017, according to ...
Key takeaway Investigation The complaint said the victim told police June 26 that Zikmund assaulted her when she was a Fire Explorer with the Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department, where he was a leader of the Explorer program.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 11, 2026 ·
Source: KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? Maple Grove’s fire chief is on administrative leave after he was charged Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager almost 10 years ago.
36-year-old Maddison Zikmund was charged with 3rd degree of criminal sexual conduct for sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl in 2017, according to ...
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