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Wis. Supreme Court won’t reconsider 1998 case (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t reconsider its decision to deny a new trial to an Illinois man accused of participating in a gang rape in 1998. A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater freshman accused Dimitri Henley and two others of sexually assaulting her. A jury convicted Henley in 2000. A judge granted Henley […]
Teen convicted of child assault gets 10 years (UPDATE)
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee teen who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Seventeen-year-old Christopher Sorensen was charged as an adult last year with first-degree sexual assault of a child under 12. He pleaded no contest in April and was sentenced Monday. […]
Former teacher convicted of sexual assault
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — A former teacher at Wausaukee High School has been convicted of sexual assault. Thirty-five-year-old Kurt Edward Kostelecky of Marinette pleaded no contest Thursday to second-degree sexual assault of a child. Eleven other charges were dismissed but read in, meaning they can still be considered at sentencing. According to a WLUK-TV report, […]
More charges in HIV sexual assault case
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of sexually assaulting a girl while knowing he was HIV positive is facing additional charges in Marathon County. Thirty-five-year-old Jimmy Garcia of Rothschild is charged with four counts of recklessly endangering safety. He was charged in April with sexual assault of a child. A 15-year-old girl told police […]
Milwaukee County DA: No charges in Marquette cases
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to charge several Marquette University athletes accused of sexual assault because the school failed to notify police of the alleged incidents, a district attorney said Thursday. In a news release, District Attorney John Chisholm said investigations into two separate alleged assaults were impeded […]
Sex-assault suspect could face new charge
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Berlin woman accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy could face bail-jumping charges after she missed a court appearance. The Brown County sheriff’s department says it received a tip that 26-year-old Rae Mackin was preparing to flee the state. She was arrested Wednesday. She told a court commissioner Thursday […]
Ill. teen charged with sex assault of Wis. niece
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An Illinois teen is charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting his 9-year-old Milwaukee-area niece. The 17-year-old boy is charged with four counts of first-degree sexual assault of a person under 12 and four counts of incest with a child. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 260 years. The Ford Heights, Ill., […]
Melrose man faces 40 felonies in sex assault case
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A 40-year-old Melrose man is facing 40 felonies in Jackson and Manitowoc counties related to alleged sexual assaults of a Sheboygan-area girl for 15 years. The man had been charged this month with 25 felonies, including second-degree sexual assault, repeated sexual assault of a child and false imprisonment. But a complaint […]
Convicted rapist sentenced to 120 years in prison
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was on parole when he allegedly grabbed a Grayslake, Ill.. woman as she was leaving a shopping mall and raped her last year has been sentenced to 120 years in prison. Richard Gallatin was sentenced Thursday by Lake County Associate Judge George Bridges for aggravated criminal sexual […]
Court rules statements must be suppressed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says statements a Whitefish Bay man made to police after he had retained an attorney are inadmissible in court. Brad Forbush is fighting sexual assault and false imprisonment charges in Sheboygan County. According to court documents, detectives elicited potentially incriminating statements from him even though he was […]
Wis. billionaire pleads not guilty to sex assault
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A billionaire executive whose family has run SC Johnson for five generations has entered a not guilty plea in a Racine court to charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a girl he knew. Until recently, 55-year-old Curt Johnson ran Diversey, one of the Johnson family companies. He resigned from his job […]
Court: Closing sex trial to minors OK (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee judge lawfully closed a sexual assault trial to children after deciding they shouldn’t be exposed to graphic testimony, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. Ronald Carpenter’s case raises questions about when judges can restrict access to criminal trials and who they can keep out […]
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