Crime & Safety

Sussex Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Sexual Assault Case

Daniel Koepke, 18, is already serving a 22-month sentence for another sex crime involving a minor.

Daniel Koepke of Sussex pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

 for a sexual assault conviction involving a 6-year-old girl in Washington County.

In the latest case, Koepke is accused of inappropriately touching a friend’s sister between June 2010 and March 2011 when she was 12 or 13, according to a criminal complaint.

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Koepke was bound over for trial though a date was not set. His next scheduled appearance is a hearing on April 22. 


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