Prosecutors use new grooming law in Madison, Rock County cases

MADISON, Wis. (Gray) – A Madison teacher and a Rock County man are facing charges under Wisconsin’s new child grooming law, weeks after Gov. Tony Evers signed Act 88 into law making grooming a felony offense in the state.

The Madison teacher was charged with grooming a 15-year-old student after more than 130,000 messages were exchanged between the two. In Rock County, a man was charged with grooming a child with a disability.

State Rep. Amanda Nedweski, the bill’s author, said she is not surprised to see grooming cases emerge so quickly…

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