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Plea agreement reached for sexual assault of teenage girl: former music teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison

RACINE COUNTY — Former Wheatland Center School music teacher Zachary Wendt will spend the next two years in prison after he agreed to plead guilty to the sexual assault of a teenage girl. Wendt was charged in 2021 with a total of six felonies that included sexual assault of a child by someone who works […]

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Burlington man allegedly admits to sexual assault of a child under 13

BURLINGTON — Racine County Sheriff’s deputies say a 21-year-old Burlington man denied the sexual assault of a small child before admitting he had sexual contact with the child on multiple occasions. According to a press release from Racine County Sheriff’s Office, investigators responded to reports of Seth Beining sexually assaulting a small child. A forensic […]

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Wrestling coach accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old student

Editor’s note: This story has been updated as it had incorrect information that was able to be corrected when an updated report was available from Racine County Sheriff’s Office. The accused person is not affiliated with Raymond Schools. RACINE COUNTY — Alejandro Guardiola, an assistant wrestling coach with a travel team that practices in the […]

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Burlington man charged with sexual assault of a child, facing more than 80 years

RACINE — A 37-year-old Burlington man faces more than 80 years in prison after he was charged this week in Racine County Circuit Court with four felonies, including second-degree sexual assault of a child younger than 16 years old and child enticement. Evan Michael DeBord, N5989 Aspen Drive, made his initial appearance Wednesday. He remains […]

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Burlington area school aide charged with inappropriately touching students

A school aide with the Burlington Area School District who has been in his position for 15 years was arrested Tuesday for allegedly inappropriately touching students. Daniel Powers was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with three felony counts of repeated sexual assault of a child. If convicted, he faces the rest of his […]