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Sexual Assault Of A Child

Monday, November 26, 2012

Port High Teen Faces Sexual Assault Charges

Police say the suspect, 17, sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl he was dating in August.

A 17-year-old Saukville boy is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl inside his home in August. Douglas M. Yanko is to have "no contact with any females under age of 18 with the exception of during the course of the school day at Port Washington High School," as a condition of his $5,000 cash bond, according to court records. Yanko was charged in Ozaukee County Circuit Court on Nov. 14 with one count of repeated sexual assault of a child. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison and $100,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Nov. 9, Saukville police officers met with the victim who said she was dating Yanko in August when on one occasion she was in his home in the 200 block of South Colonial Parkway and …

lisa a bray

12:02 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013

I think she should have left not stayed there. It's her fault being with older boys.   more ›

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Port Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting 5-Year-Old Girl

Suspect allegedly assaulted child on two occasions in November and took pornographic images of the victim at his home.

A 35-year-old Port Washington man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl twice and then took pornographic photos of the victim. James R. Esselman, 216 W. Jackson St., was charged Wednesday in Ozaukee County Circuit Court with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under 12 years old and five counts of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 245 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: Esselman had intercourse with the girl on two occasions in November at his residence while babysitting the child. The incidents came to light on Jan. 21 after the victim told Esselman's mother they had played "boy butt and girl butt," and …

Anon

8:39 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

I used to know this guy. He was a neighbor. Me & another neighbor used to play with him & his dads dogs when we were younger. He was really a kind guy from what I remember & never tried anything with us. This is crazy & sad. Just disgusting.   more ›

Thursday, December 15, 2011

UPDATED: Bus Driver Arrested on Additional Charge

Randy R. Mayer charged with additional felony count of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13.

Editor's note: This story was updated at 2 p.m. Friday to include information from the criminal complaint. Randy R. Mayer — the bus driver charged with inappropriately touching students on his route — is now back in custody after charges were filed for an additional student. On Tuesday, police interviewed a 6-year-old student who came forward after Mayer's first charges were made public. On Thursday, District Attorney Adam Gerol filed an additional felony charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, according to a press release from the Port Washington Police Department. Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., now is charged with four felony counts involving three children, and faces up to 240 years in prison. According to the…

Jaime Sommers

2:17 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2012

If your kids tell you this happened a year or two or three years ago with the same man, I know it is painful, but please call the DA. They may be attempting to reduce the charge through legal means, completely legal means, but this also means that without stronger and stronger evidence, this man may essentially only get a slap on the wrist. Four felonies sounds strong, but not if the crime itslef…   more ›

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Man Changes Plea to Guilty in Sexual Assault Case

Waukesha man pleads guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old Ozaukee County girl; sentencing set for December.

The 44-year-old Waukesha man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old Ozaukee County girl pleaded guilty to three felony counts in relation to the incident on Tuesday. Kevin Conry, 120 Cambridge Ave., Waukesha, had initially entered a not guilty plea in connection with the six felony counts charged against him. In entering a guilty plea, the state dropped three of the charges. Conry has plead guilty to two felony counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child, as well as one felony count of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. Conry met the girl in spring while using the social network site myYearbook.com, according to the criminal complaint. The two began exchanging flirtatious text messages, which soon became sexual in …

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