MONROE — A New Glarus woman has been charged with a pair of felonies, alleging she sent nude pictures of herself over Snapchat to underage employees at a New Glarus fast-food restaurant.
As she stood mute with her attorney during a first appearance on the charge Monday, a ‘not guilty’ plea was entered on behalf of Kaytee May Cornejo-Lemke, 34, of New Glarus.
She is charged with one count of attempted possession of child pornography, a Class D felony in Wisconsin, and exposing a child to harmful material, a Class I Felony.
The charges stem from an incident in October of 2023, in which Cornejo-Lemke allegedly sent a frontal, nude picture of herself to several apparently underage people at the restaurant asking them to send one such picture back.
In one instance, an employee victim told authorities she thought she wanted his Snapchat information for work-related discussions only.
“(Victim) explained that if after he clocked in for work, Kaytee came up to him and asked him what his Snapchat (name) was, and victim gave her his Snapchat information,” said the criminal complaint. “Kaytee didn’t say she was going send anything to him…he assumed that she was going to send him workplace updates.”
But instead, employees were asked in her solicitation to post “no face, no real names, no screen shots.”
“If I show you something then you have to,” the defendant is alleged to have told one victim, under 16, who refused to send anything.
In an adjourned initial appearance/arraignment Monday, Cornejo-Lemke — through her attorney — stood mute and the not guilty plea entered on her behalf before Circuit Judge Faun Phillipson.
Prosecutor Laura Kohl argued that Cornejo-Lemke should be released only on a $5,000 signature bond. Her attorney disagreed.
“Ultimately, I don’t think it will matter,” said the attorney, Anthony J. Jurek, noting that the cash bond would only matter if he his defendant did not show up for court. He, nonetheless, unsuccessfully asked for it to be reduced to $2,500.
Phillipson also imposed restrictions on her bond that include limiting her exposure to children under 18, except for her own minor children. She also was ordered to not engage with social media, or have any contact with the victim.
Her next appearance on the charges is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. April 2. A Class D felony in Wisconsin carries a maximum prison sentence of up to 15 years in prison; while a Class I felony calls for a maximum penalty of up to 3.5 years in prison.
The case was investigated by New Glarus police. Court records indicate that Cornejo-Lemke has no other criminal history in Wisconsin.