DARLINGTON - A Shullsburg man pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a teenage boy in December of 2015.
Charles W. Edge, 64, pleaded guilty to a Class D felony count of child enticement, a Class G felony count of third-degree sexual assault and a Class I felony count of exposing a child's genitals. Misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and having sex with a minor were dismissed.
Edge's charges stem from an assault between Dec. 18 and 20 of 2015.
According to the victim Edge had attempted to touch the victim's genitals several times before the assault, but the victim had been able to avoid contact. However, between Dec. 18 and 20, Edge accosted the victim in a secluded area and reached into the victim's pants to touch his genitals.
The victim also said Edge had removed his pants against his will on Dec. 26, 2015, and attempted to initiate oral sex, despite the victim's objections.
On Friday, Lafayette County Circuit Judge Duane Jorgenson accepted Edge's plea and ordered a presentencing investigation to determine an appropriate sentence. The results of the investigation will be revealed at a hearing Oct. 20.
Edge's maximum possible sentence is 21.5 years in prison.
Charles W. Edge, 64, pleaded guilty to a Class D felony count of child enticement, a Class G felony count of third-degree sexual assault and a Class I felony count of exposing a child's genitals. Misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and having sex with a minor were dismissed.
Edge's charges stem from an assault between Dec. 18 and 20 of 2015.
According to the victim Edge had attempted to touch the victim's genitals several times before the assault, but the victim had been able to avoid contact. However, between Dec. 18 and 20, Edge accosted the victim in a secluded area and reached into the victim's pants to touch his genitals.
The victim also said Edge had removed his pants against his will on Dec. 26, 2015, and attempted to initiate oral sex, despite the victim's objections.
On Friday, Lafayette County Circuit Judge Duane Jorgenson accepted Edge's plea and ordered a presentencing investigation to determine an appropriate sentence. The results of the investigation will be revealed at a hearing Oct. 20.
Edge's maximum possible sentence is 21.5 years in prison.