Former Neillsville Resident Accused of Sexual Assault Appears in Court
Friday, May 29th, 2015 -- 11:51 AM
-A former Neillsville resident appeared in Clark County Court on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting his step-daughter.According to the criminal complaint, the defendant, who was married to the girl's mother from March 2004 until February 2008, began sexually assaulting the victim when they were living in Alma Center in Jackson County. The assaults began in July of 2005 and continued until October of 2007. The girl was just 5 years old at the time and the incidents would occur while the girl's mother was at work.
The family then moved to Neillsville in February of 2007 and lived there until October of 2007 and the assaults continued. The man continually threatened the girl while the assaults occurred, saying he would kill her if she told anyone. The girl's mother eventually kicked the defendant out of the home in October 2007 and divorced him in February 2008. She kicked him out of the house for unrelated reasons and didn't know about the incidences until her daughter told her later on. The victim and her mother came forward in January of 2014 to report what had happened.
During a motion hearing on Thursday, the Clark County District Attorney requested more time as the defendant was scheduled for a jury trial in June. However, due to vacations being taken by witnesses and court reporters, the DA wouldn't have been able to get all the necessary information together for the trial. The judge granted the motion with the understanding that the defense will be filing a motion requesting a modified bond as they had requested a speedy trial and that won't happen in the allotted time. The DA also mentioned she would have other motions to file as well. The defendant will be back in court in July. If convicted he could spend a total of 40 years in prison, have a $100,000 fine or both.
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