Wednesday, May 23, 2012
After three-day trial, jury takes one hour to convict Randy R. Mayer of all four felony counts of sexual assault of a child filed against him. Mayer faces up to 240 years in prison.
After almost three days of testimony and just one hour of deliberation, an Ozaukee County jury on Wednesday found former Port Washington bus driver Randy Mayer guilty of inappropriately touching students on his route. Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., was convicted of all four felony counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, and faces up to 240 years in prison. The trial involved three children. "I watched all of you as the trial progressed, and all of you were very attentive," Circuit Court Judge Sandy Williams told the jury after the verdict was read. Family members of the victims left the coutroom in silence, but emotions showed oustide the hallway as a few of the attendees shed tears. Mayer sat quietly and showed …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The jury trial for Randy R. Mayer, who faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, will extend an extra day — with a verdict expected on Wednesday.
Editor's note: Patch will provide coverage of the the trial for Randy Mayer, the bus driver charged with inappropriately touching students on his route, which is set to last Monday and Tuesday. Check back to this article for updates. 11 a.m. Wednesday A few quick witnesses took the stand on Wednesday morning to help judge the credibility of defendant Randy Mayer before the attorneys continued on to their closing statements. Mayer has been represented by attorneys Michael Penkwitz and Gerald Boyle throughout the course of the trial. Boyle gave the closing statement for the defense, and said it is absurd to believe that a man, who has been driving a bus for 35 years, now decides to act out on an alleged sexual fantasy. On top of that, Boyle …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Randy R. Mayer faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The trial had been rescheduled to start on Wednesday, but has been pushed back again, set to start May 21.
The jury trial set to start on Wednesday for Randy R. Mayer — the bus driver charged with inappropriately touching students on his route — has been pushed back to May 21. The trial — related to four felony counts involving three children — will instead begin at 8:30 a.m. May 21. According to court records, Mayer appeared in court Tuesday with his attorney, Michael Penkwitz, after an emergency request from the defense to delay the trial based on new information they received today that could cause a possible "issue" with the trial. Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., is charged with four felony counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, and faces up to 240 years in prison. He was initially charged on Dec. 7 with three …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Randy R. Mayer faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The trial was set to start this week, but will now be held on April 25.
The jury trial set to start on Tuesday for Randy R. Mayer — the bus driver charged with inappropriately touching students on his route — has been pushed back to the end of April. The trial — related to four felony counts involving three children — will instead begin at 8:30 a.m. April 25; a status conference is also set before the trial, at 8:30 a.m. April 18. Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., is charged with four felony counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, and faces up to 240 years in prison. Mayer was initially charged on Dec. 7 with three felony counts involving two boys; the fourth charge came about a week later when another boy came forward. Mayer entered a 'not guilty' plea on Jan. 3. Mayer had initially …
Kristine Meinhardt
9:44 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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