The boy appeared in court via video, sitting next to his attorneys with his head down, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. Newell alleged the boy also admitted he “punched the victim in the stomach, knocked her to the ground, essentially strangled her, hit her with a stick before strangling her to the point of death before he then sexually assaulted her.” His bail comes with conditions that he not have contact with any juveniles except for his siblings, and that any visits with his siblings be supervised by an adult.ĭistrict Attorney Wade Newell told the judge that, according to statements allegedly made to cops, the boy said his “intention was to rape and kill victim from the get-go when he left the house with the victim going down the trail.” The boy has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault, and first-degree sexual assault with a child under 13 resulting in great bodily harm.Ĭops Identify Trio Accused of Kidnapping 3-Month-Old From Granny’s HomeĪccording to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Chippewa County District Court Judge Benjamin Lane set the boy’s cash bail at $1 million on Wednesday after prosecutors expressed concern that he might flee.
