Man accused of child sex assault and possessing child porn pleads not guilty

From The Journal Times.com:

Annie Pulley

RACINE — A 44-year-old Caledonia man pleaded not guilty Nov. 21 in connection to the alleged assault of a 10-year-old girl.

According to online court records, Patrick Hagen was charged Oct. 1 with one count of the repeated sexual assault of the same child and three counts of possessing child pornography.

Each charge is a felony.

If convicted of the assault, Hagen could spend at least 25 years in prison. Each child pornography charge carries a possible $100,000 fine, a prison sentence up to 25 years, or both. The court can also impose a $500 surcharge for each image or copy of an image recovered.

Hagen is scheduled to appear for a status conference Jan. 21.

Allegations

According to previous reporting, a girl accused Hagen of inappropriately touching her on multiple occasions.

When the police searched Hagen’s residence, they reportedly found images depicting child pornography.

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