Jefferson was found not guilty on two of 10 felony charges, including second degree sexual assault of a child.
A Milwaukee jury has found Randell Jefferson, a former teacher's aide at the Oliver Wendell Holmes School, guilty of seven felonies related to his contact with children.
Those convictions include three counts of soliciting a child for prostitution, two for child enticement with sexual contact, and two for exposing a child to harmful material, according to the jury's Wednesday verdict in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
Jefferson, 35, was found not guilty of two more charges related to second-degree sexual assault of a child and child enticement with sexual contact. One more count, exposing a child to harmful material, was dismissed.school
The charges were connected to Jefferson's contact with children at the Harambee neighborhood elementary and middle school between between 2021 and 2023. He worked there since the since the 2018-19 school year, according to state data
Jefferson is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 21.
He could face up to 25 years and $100,000 for each enticement and solicitation charge. For the charges related to exposing a child to harmful material, he could face up to 3½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
Lawyers for Jefferson did not respond to request for comment before publication.
Cleo Krejci covers education and workforce development as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact her at CKrejci@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @_CleoKrejci. For more information about Report for America, visit jsonline.com/rfa.
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