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Court: Madison schools not liable in sexual assault case
A federal appellate panel says the Madison school district isn't liable for a security guard accused of sexually assaulting a student.
Oshkosh prison worker accused of sexually assaulting inmate
A corrections employee is accused of having sexual contact with an inmate at the Oshkosh prison.
Man sentenced for locking woman in wooden box
A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man to 13 years in prison for locking a woman inside a wooden box in his basement and sexually assaulting her.
Parents of ex-UW-Madison student ask for redemption
The parents of a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student asked a judge on Tuesday to give their son a chance at redemption when he is sentenced for a string of alleged assaults around campus.
Schimel: DOJ has sent all untested kits to labs
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Department of Justice has now sent all untested sexual-assault-evidence kits to private laboratories for analysis.
Priest accused of assaulting child at least 100 times
A retired priest is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting an altar boy when he served at a Fort Atkinson church beginning in 2006.
Supreme Court: Lifetime GPS monitoring not punishment (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin judge wasn't required to tell a man he would face a lifetime of GPS monitoring upon pleading guilty to child sex crimes because such monitoring is a public safety measure, not a form of punishment, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Federal agent accused of sexually assaulting 3 women
An agent who worked in diplomatic security protection for the U.S. Department of State is accused in Wisconsin of sexually assaulting three women with whom he was acquainted, according to a criminal complaint.
Court: Officer guilty of assault should get new trial
A federal appeals court says a Milwaukee police officer convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after he responded to her 911 call is entitled to a new trial.
Sex assault testing effort yields first charges in Wisconsin
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel's effort to analyze untested sexual assault evidence kits has produced its first criminal charges.
DOJ contracts with 2 more labs to test kits
The state Department of Justice is contracting with two more private labs to analyze untested sexual assault kits.
125 years in prison for trucker who assaulted children
An Oconto County trucker has been sentenced to 125 years in prison for sexually assaulting five children and possessing child pornography.
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