RACINE — Paul Puchter pleaded no contest to two counts of child sexual assault in Racine County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Puchter, who is 52, was originally charged with four counts of first-degree child sexual assault with a person below the age of 13; three counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child under 16; and one count of false imprisonment.
Accepting the state’s offer, Puchter pleaded to one count of first-degree child sexual assault and one count of second-degree child sexual assault.
The remaining charges, as well as two bail jumping charges from a separate case, were dismissed.
According to Judge Jon Fredrickson, the maximum penalty for a first-degree child sexual assault conviction is a prison sentence of no more than 60 years. The maximum penalty for second-degree child sexual assault is a prison sentence of up to 40 years and a fine of up to $100,000.
According to online court records, Puchter also was charged with intimidating a witness and a victim associated with the assault case, but the charges were dismissed without prejudice in February.
According to previous Journal Times reports, the alleged assaults reportedly dated back to September 2016 and the original complaint was filed in July 2022.
Puchter is scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing Nov. 22.
As long as we keep cutting deals with pedophiles, they will continue to plague us.
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