No Charges in Botched Sexual Assault Investigation by Wisconsin National Guard

Friday, August 20th, 2021 -- 12:01 PM

(WRN, Raymon Neupert) The state Department of Justice has completed a review of sexual assault investigations by the Wisconsin National Guard.

No criminal charges will be filed for 33 sexual assault cases that the National Guard mishandled. DOJ on Thursday issued results of its 18-month review in which it examined botched investigations dating from 2009 to 2019. It examined the Guard's case files and referred them to local district attorneys, who ultimately declined to prosecute.

The investigation came after the Cap Times and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found the Guard was violating state and federal rules by discouraging victims from going to police and conducting internal investigations into allegations of sexual assault.

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