“Arrested but not charged”? Doesn’t make any sense unless the local prosecutor decided to seek other remedies (like castration, hanging, etc. Wisconsin- not gonna happen. He’ll walk with a probation before verdict scenario, to strike again later).
“Arrested but not charged?”
I can see this. In some states, and I can’t find it in Wisconsin law, if you charge someone with a crime at a certain level, like first or second degree, the court process doesn’t allow discovery with the ability to change the charge during the process. So the perp would walk out of the court house until another arrest warrant could be set up to match a proven offense.
The length of time it takes to get a warrant can vary a great deal depending on the jurisdiction, the severity of the offense and the priority given to the matter by the DA, etc. An arrest warrant might take as little as one or two business days (very rare) or as long as a few months. But by then, he could be anywhere.
I think they are just getting their ducks in line as sexual assault in that state is really defined.
rwood