Sexual interference convictions entered; luring, sexual assault, and child pornography counts failed.
The accused was tried on multiple counts arising from allegations by eight underage complainants who regularly attended his residence.
The court found beyond a reasonable doubt that repeated massages and the so-called Teddy bear procedure involved touching for a sexual purpose and entered convictions for eight counts of sexual interference.
The court was not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt on the separate sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, internet luring, and child pornography possession counts, emphasizing the nuanced distinction between sexual interference and sexual assault, the insufficiency of the text-message record for luring, and reasonable doubt about control over deleted files in unallocated space.
A publication ban under s. 486.4 applied.
