DARLINGTON — An Argyle man faces a charge in Lafayette County Circuit Court of repeated sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.
Jeremy Roy Muhasky, 31, was charged Aug. 28 with the Class C felony, which carries a maximum prison term of 40 years. He has signed a $2,500 signature bond with conditions including no contact with anyone younger than 18. He has an adjourned initial appearance Oct. 1.
Wisconsin and federal court records show no criminal history for Muhasky.
According to the criminal complaint, based on reports from Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Matthew Edge and Paul Klang:
During an investigation into an unrelated case, the detectives seized a cellphone with data on it that suggested the girl “was in a sexual relationship” with Muhasky, a family friend.
She had apparently used a Feelings Diary Mood Journal app on the phone to record short entries on her daily activities in June, including sex with Muhasky. She expressed her feelings on her activities with emojis. For example, on June 18 she wrote, “had sex with Jeremy *blushing face emoji with hearts* he said he loved me and was falling for me.”
Warrants obtained for Muhasky’s TextNow phone app and his Facebook account show he and the girl texted and spoke frequently over a period of several weeks. She confided in him about her parents’ drinking, and he snuck her vape juice to smoke.
“It should be noted both Jeremy and (the girl) attempted to hide their conversation by deleting them from their cellular phones. This information was only obtained because TextNow had the records,” Klang wrote.
When interviewed by police, the girl initially disputed the phone evidence, then admitted, “Yes, it’s the truth. I knew what I was doing the whole time and I knew I could stop at any time.” She said she and Muhasky used condoms.
She told police Muhasky had recently called her crying hysterically and said he had attempted suicide after his phone was collected as evidence.
Later the same morning of the interview, the girl’s mother called Klang, the detective, to report that her daughter began crying on the way home from the interview and “said she made the whole thing up” because she “wanted to be done being questioned.” The mother said she did not think her daughter and Muhasky had sexual contact.
Klang wrote that he told the mother “all the evidence and (the girl’s) statements show that they did have a sexual relationship” but he would note for the record that the girl had “recanted her story of events.”
When interviewed by police, Muhasky denied having a sexual relationship with the girl or buying her vaping products.