15-year-old boy arrested in sexual assault at Madison East High School had been arrested four times

Matthew DeFour & Ed Treleven, via a kind reader

The 15-year-old boy arrested Thursday for the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl at Madison East High School had been arrested four other times since March 2009, according to a county official.

The boy, who isn't being identified because he is a juvenile, was charged in a delinquency petition Friday with the adult equivalent of first-degree sexual assault of a child for the incident, which allegedly happened Wednesday in a stairwell at East.

Dane County Court Commissioner Marjorie Schuett on Friday ordered the boy kept at the juvenile jail for now, citing the "very serious allegations" he faces.

Juvenile Court Administrator John Bauman said the boy has been arrested in the past for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, battery and disorderly conduct while armed.

"He's a young man who has significant issues," Bauman said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 19, 2010 7:48 PM
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