Wednesday, November 21, 2018

IN the NEWS - On to Winter, Wisconsin

But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Genesis 13:13


"Nov. 16, the Sawyer County District Attorney’s office is accusing a former parish priest at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winter with sexually abusing altar boys while he was stationed in Winter.

Thomas Edward Ericksen, 71, now residing in Minneapolis, is charged with first-degree felony sexual abuse of a boy under the age of 12 in the village of Winter; second-degree felony sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy; and second-degree felony sexual assault of an unconscious victim.
The charges were filed by Assistant District Attorney Aaron Marcoux, based on an investigation by the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office.
If convicted of the Sawyer County charges, Ericksen would face maximum penalties of 20 years in prison for first-degree felony sexual assault of a child; 10 years in prison plus a $10,000 fine for second-degree felony sexual assault of a child; and 10 years in prison plus a $10,000 fine for sexual assault of an unconscious victim."
SawyerCountyRecord