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Kathryn Foster

Friday, June 29, 2012

Sex Offender Gets 45 Years in Prison for Following Boys

Dennis Marth, released from supervision weeks before a child enticement incident, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after sentence from Judge Kathryn Foster.

Dennis Marth, a convicted sex offender who previously lived in Waukesha and Sussex, was described as having built "a house of cards of lies" by a prosecutor before he was sentenced to 45 years in prison on a child enticement conviction. Marth, 51, was convicted of following and talking to young boys at Nixon Park in Hartland in July 2011 while they were under the watchful eye of a childcare provider who contacted police. He was found wearing swimming trunks with no underwear lining and a wet bar of soap in his pocket, according to court testimony Friday. Marth was released from supervision on past sex offenses and a mental commitment in late May 2011. He was convicted twice of molesting boys in the 1980s. "It was a like a kick in the teeth…

@-;-'---- Rose

12:27 am on Sunday, July 1, 2012

I often wonder what happened to the child molester I may have been too easy on in the 80s. He was arrested for touching 5 young boys in an underground area below his downtown store. Only my 2 young sons would have gone to court but the D.A., I and others agreed to counseling and probation instead. I wasn't talked into anything ...just went with the D.A.s suggestion what was best for all concerned…   more ›

Monday, April 2, 2012

Sussex Election Preview: Voter ID, Where To Vote, Candidate Info

Village, county and national races make for a full ballot on Tuesday; be informed before you head out and cast your ballot.

Unless you've been abroad (for example, interplanetary travel), you know that it will be time to head to the polls on Tuesday. We've listed information about the candidates in all contested races on our Election Central page. There are only two contested races going on in the village. Incumbent Lynn Kristensen is competing with Brian Schneider for the Menomonee Falls seat on the Hamilton School Board, and it's been an interesting race after learning Kristensen signed the Walker recall petition. In addition, Tim Kay of Oconomowoc is running against Peter Wolff of Waukesha to become the next Lake County Municipal Judge.  Deborah Briggs of the Village of Butler and Dawn Van Aacken of the Town of Lisbon are running unopposed for their …

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