Friday, November 9, 2012
Police are still not sure who the man was, though parents believe he walked past their house again a few days after the incident.
Parents of a 6-year-old Port Washington girl say a man who approached her while playing outside asking if she wanted to get ice cream again walked past their house a few days later. At 5:12 p.m. Oct. 28, the girl was playing in the 200 block of E. Antoine Dr., when the man approached her, police reports said. The man asked the girl if she wanted to go with him for ice cream. He is described as black, wearing a gray jacket and red or maroon shoes. Neighbors searched the area for the man, but did not find him. At 8:46 p.m. Oct. 31, police again received a call from the parents who believe the man who had talked to their daughter had just walked by their house. The husband followed the man to his residence in the 1400 block of Parkway Drive, …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
James R. Esselman pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under 12 years old and five counts of possession of child pornography. A jury trial is scheduled to start in November.
A Port Washington man charged with sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl twice as well as taking pornographic photos of the victim is tentatively set for a jury trial in November. James R. Esselman, 216 W. Jackson St., was charged in January with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under 12 years old and five counts of possession of child pornography. A jury trial is now scheduled to start at 8:45 a.m. Nov. 15. In March, he pleaded not guilty to the charges. On Sept. 12 he will appear in court at 11 a.m. for a status conference to discuss whether trial will go on. If convicted, he faces up to 245 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint, Esselman allegedly had intercourse with the girl on …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Randy R. Mayer faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The trial will start next week, but jury members will get a tour of the bus before heading to court.
A jury trial is set to begin April 25 for Randy R. Mayer, the Port Washington school bus driver charged with sexual assault of a child. The trial — related to four felony counts involving three children — will begin at 8:30 a.m. April 25 and has been scheduled to last two days. District Attorney Adam Gerol, the prosecutor in the case, has notified the courts that videotaped statements from children will be shown during the trial. Mayer's Attorney Michael Penkwitz requested that jury members be given the opportunity to tour one of the school buses from the company through which Mayer was employed to "help clarify issues" when discussing the alleged charges. That walk-through has been set for 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., …
Darcie Koreen
10:24 am on Monday, November 12, 2012
Sadly to say, our children are not safe left alone to play anywhere, in any community. My heart goes out to that little girl and her parents. I pray her parents, and all parents, will be more vigilant in the future and not allow their child to play unattended. It is just another sign of the times. It sounds like her parents did the right thing in teaching her not to go near strangers. They can me… more ›