Crime & Safety
Waite Free on $7,500 Surety Bond
Man accused of touching several young children will have his preliminary hearing July 15.
A Waukesha man accused of inappropriately touching several young children remains free from Waukesha County Jail on a $7,500 surety bond.
Charles Waite, 19, posted the bond shortly after making his first appearance in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday for five charges of sexual assault of a child. If convicted, he faces up to 300 years in prison.
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. He also told investigators he had been investigated by officers when he was in high school for touching other students.
His preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 15.
