Crime & Safety
Man Accused of Sexual Assaults Waives Preliminary Hearing
UW-Waukesha student accused to assaulting three young children will appear in court again Aug. 18.
A University of Wisconsin-Waukesha student accused of sexually assaulting at least three young children waived his preliminary hearing Friday.
Charles Waite, 19, of Waukesha, is charged with five counts of sexual assault of a child and faces up to 300 years in prison. He’s currently free on a $7,500 surety bond.
According to the criminal complaint, Waite touched a 5-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy on multiple occasions and also made the young boy look at pictures of half naked women. A 4-year-old girl also came forward and told investigators Waite had touched her inappropriately on another occasion when he was babysitting her.
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Waite, who was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, told investigators he has a “touching problem” and admitted to touching the three victims on several occasions, the criminal complaint states. He also told investigators he had been investigated by officers when he was in high school for touching other students.
He will appear again in Waukesha County Circuit Court Aug. 18 in front of Judge Bill Domina.
