WAUPUN, Wis. (WFRV) – A 33-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested on February 17 after an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl who he was allegedly engaged to.
According to a Waupun Police Department release, Lieutenant of Investigations Bobby Williams was made aware on January 23 of an alleged sexual assault of a minor by a man.
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The man, identified as a 33-year-old from Waupun, was alleged to be in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl from Rubicon. Lt. Williams discovered through further investigation that the suspect was grooming the girl, and additional complaints about the relationship were made.
Officials acquired warrants from the Dodge County Circuit Court judge for data and communications between the suspect and victim. On February 17, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office assisted Lt. Williams as they made contact with the victim and suspect at the victim’s home in Dodge County.
Lt. Williams interviewed both the victim and suspect, learning that sexual contact had occurred on more than one occasion and that the two were allegedly engaged without the victim’s parents’ consent.
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Lt. Williams arrested the suspect on scene with probable cause, and booked him into the Dodge County Jail on multiple charges, which have been formally requested through the Dodge County District Attorney’s Office:
- Two counts of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child
- One count of Child Enticement
The man is being held on $100,000 cash bond. The investigation is ongoing.
No more details were provided.
