A Winona woman must register as a predatory offender after pleading guilty in a case where she was accused of grabbing a man by his genitals and yanking hard enough for him to need stitches.

Sheila Mae Baker, 55, was sentenced Thursday to five years probation, and must perform 240 hours of community work service. She pleaded guilty in November to third-degree assault for causing substantial bodily harm, though she did so via an Alford plea, meaning she admitted no wrongdoing but acknowledged a jury would likely convict her.

Baker has denied grabbing the man, telling officers he “must have done it to himself,” court documents show. In a past interview with the Winona Daily News, she said she hit the man in the genitals in self-defense.

Police found a man wearing a T-shirt and bloody underwear when they responded Dec. 18, 2009, to a domestic disturbance call in the 850 block of East Fifth Street, according to the criminal complaint.

The man said Baker had been drinking for three days and choked and hit him several times. He said Baker came into the kitchen to get more ice for a drink while he was there and grabbed him by the genitals.

The victim was transported to Winona Health, where he received stitches for the tear, police said.

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