Police misconduct not grounds for new trial
Despite evidence that the police withheld exculpatory evidence and witnesses were not truthful at trial, a state prisoner convicted in 1994 of sexual assault and attempted homicide will not get a new trial.
Ex-corrections officer gets 18 years in assault
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A former corrections officer convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate at a Fond du Lac women’s prison has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Jimmie Brown was sentenced Friday. He’ll also have to serve 18 years on extended supervision after his prison release. A Fond du Lac County […]
Man accused of sexually assaulting girl, 12
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A 24-year-old Augusta man is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at knifepoint. Stephen A. LeMere was charged Wednesday with three felonies, including first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 68 years. According to the criminal complaint, […]
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Not-guilty pleas for Wis. doctor in assault cases
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) — A former Wood County doctor accused of sexually assaulting sedated patients has had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf. Kevin A. Lang of Plover stood mute Thursday when asked to enter pleas to five counts of second-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated victim. The charges carry a maximum penalty of […]
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