Sussex Teen Convicted of Sexual Assault Faces More Charges
Daniel S. Koepke, 18, of Sussex, already is in prison for the sexual assault of a young girl in Washington County.
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A Sussex teenager accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl will have a preliminary hearing at 8:15 a.m. March 22 in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
Daniel S. Koepke, 18, is spending 22 months in prison for a sexual assault conviction involving a 6-year-old girl in Washington County. He was also charged Feb. 14 in Waukesha County Circuit Court with sexually assaulting a friend’s sister while he was a minor.
Charges were modified Thursday from a Class B felony to a Class C felony. He faces up to 25 years in prison and $100,000 in fines if convicted of sexual assault of a child under age 16.
Koepke is accused of inappropriately touching a friend’s sister between June 2010 and March 2011, according to a criminal complaint. The incident was reported to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department in Nov. 8 – just two days after his sexual assault charges in Washington County were made public in Sussex.
The Washington County case drew the attention of the Sussex community during the past few weeks after it was revealed that the Hamilton School District was unaware of the court proceedings until Nov. 6, almost four months after he was charged.
School district officials sent a letter to Woodside Elementary School parents in November informing them that a teenager — Koepke — accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl, lived near their school.
S
4:23 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
If he's guilty, then I pray the court gets it "right" this time. 22 months was a ridiculous slap on the wrist for his last offense. He should have been locked away for far longer than that.
WIRSOL
8:54 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
He should have been treated, which I'll bet he hasn't gotten much if any yet for either offense. Now he'll pay the price with his life, for with two child charges he will end up on lifetime GPS. If he had been treated for the behavior this second offense may not have happened. That is where our State DOC and courts fail the citizens of this state. This kind of ball dropping would never be tolerated in the private sector, we should be expecting more from these entities, not their excuses of their hands being tied by some other branch of government. The leway give them is more than enough to treat all offenders, not just the sexual ones, and truly keep the public safe.
Just because there is truth in sentencing doesn't mean that the moment someone is brought in and placed in their prison that they shouldn't start to be treated. Doesn't matter if they are there 2 years or 20 years, from the moment they step food in the state system they should be receiving treatment. That will make the prisons safer, our communities safer, and our prison guards and workers safer. Isn't that what it is all about in the long run?
S
9:53 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
I agree that all offenders should be treated.
However, this latest offense only came to light after he had been convicted of the 1st charge (of a then 5 year old girl). And the timing of the this offense was between June 2010-March 2011, whereas he assaulted the 5 year old in July 2012.
So the state did not know of the charge, and had no way to begin treatment. But I agree with you... hopefully he's getting treatment now. I have no doubt that without treatment, he would absolutely do it again if given the opportunity.
Mad Mom
11:01 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
Not sure if you have read any of the police reports...what he did, including ejaculating all over a 5 year old, touching her private areas and threatening her (which he confessed to) in my opinion is not treatable. Washington County got it very wrong, hopefully Waukesha county can get it right. I would not be surprised if there are more victims. This guy should never be allowed outside prison walls again!
WIRSOL
9:03 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
BTW, lifetime GPS is costing taxpayers $2300/year/offender tracked. Currently there are over 600 offenders on active GPS with over a 100 added each year. The law when it was signed into law by Jim Doyle, was only meant to have on it a few hundred of the most dangerous and repeat offenders. This is not how it has been applied, so the number is growing so fast that the cost benefit will soon be lost and it will be yet another burden on the taxpayer, something none of us need right now.
The system would work if applied on a case by case basis rather than statutorily, which is not a good way to measure the risk someone poses to a community.
Mad Mom
10:53 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
Not sure if you have read the police report...hard to treat a guy who forces a 5 year old to get naked, tries to make her do things to him, and when she refuses does unspeakable things to her including ejaculating all over her...followed by a threat. That kind of sick is not treatable in my mind.