EMBATTLED D-A TAKING TIME OFF
Monday, September 20th, 2010 -- 11:20 AM
An eastern Wisconsin prosecutor is going on medical leave after revelations that he sent racy text messages to a domestic abuse victim.Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz said Monday the length of the leave has not been determined.
Kratz's leave means his office will be down to one prosecutor, Jeffrey Froehlich.
The news comes after Kratz said Friday he would get therapy and take personal time off as the court calendar allows. But he also said he would be handling a sexual assault trial that was set to begin Wednesday and rejected calls from lawmakers and victims' advocates to resign.
Kratz acknowledged last week he sent 30 text messages to a domestic abuse victim in three days. Kratz said he has hired attorney Robert J. Craanen to represent him.
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