Videos reportedly taken outside a UW-Madison fraternity showing a falling television narrowly missing a woman have prompted police to investigate the incident.
UW-Madison’s Kappa Sigma Fraternity had its charter withdrawn from the national branch of the organization Tuesday for an incident at a party this past weekend, according to a screenshot of an email from the Supreme Executive Committee of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Give Sexual Assault Sentence For Former UW Student Prompts Outrage From Lawmakers 1/5Give Sexual Assault Sentence For Former UW Student Prompts Outrage From Lawmakers 2/5Give Sexual Assault Sentence For Former UW Student Prompts Outrage From Lawmakers 3/5Give Sexual Assault Sentence For Former UW Student Prompts Outrage From Lawmakers 4/5Give Sexual Assault Sentence For Former UW Student Prompts Outrage From Lawmakers 5/50No votes yetLast month’s sentencing of Alec Cook to three years in prison followed by eight years of supervision for a number of sexual assaults on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus has prompted stiff pushback from state and local elected officials, saying the sentence didn’t match the gravity of the crimes.
UW-Madison Police Chief Kristen Roman expressed disappointment at the three-year prison sentence given to expelled student Alec Cook for sexual assault and other convictions, saying that “justice was not best served here.”
A Wisconsin state senator had harsh words for a judge who sentenced a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student to three years in prison as punishment for sexually assaulting not one, but three female students.
Alec Cook, a 22-year-old former University of Wisconsin-Madison student was handed a light-weight three year prison sentence by Judge Stephen Ehlke for raping three female students.
In an open letter to sexual assault survivors, University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Chief Kristen Roman expressed her “deep disappointment” with the recent Alec Cook sentencing even as she encouraged sexual assault victims to keep hope.
Alec Cook had initially been charged with 23 different crimes involving 11 female accusers, all them fellow students at University of Wisconsin-Madison. As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, the 22-year-old in February pleaded guilty to five of those charges — three counts of third-degree sexual assault, one count of strangulation and one count of stalking.
Chief Roman said she is angered, disheartened and dismayed by how many women are sexually assaulted while in college.
University of Wisconsin Police Chief Kristen Roman on Thursday published An Open Letter to Sexual Assault Survivors, expressing her disappointment with the sentence given to Alec Cook last week.
Six Wisconsin lawmakers this week condemned what they said was a lenient three-year prison sentence given to a former University of Wisconsin student who admitted to sexually assaulting three women and choking or stalking two others.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” local radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on the three-year sentence given to former UW-Madison student Alec Cook on sexual assault charges.
Cook is a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student who pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree sexual assault, and one count each of strangulation and stalking. The case drew regional and national media coverage.
A group of state and local elected officials on Tuesday joined a chorus of criticism of Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke’s three-year prison sentence for expelled University of Wisconsin-Madison student Alec Cook, a punishment they say was too light for a “serial sexual assault perpetrator.”
A group of Madison-area elected officials Tuesday slammed a Dane County judge’s decision to give “a slap on the wrist” to an ex-University of Wisconsin-Madison student from a wealthy family who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three female students and choking or stalking two others.
A group of Madison-area elected officials Tuesday ripped the three-year sentence a Dane County judge issued to former UW-Madison student Alec Cook, convicted of three sexual assaults, as “a slap on the wrist.”
A Madison man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly attacked the 13-year-old son of his girlfriend in the Eagle Heights community on the UW-Madison campus.
UW police received a report around 5 p.m. of a possible child abuse situation in the Eagle Heights community on the northwest end of campus, officials said.
News of the Nassar case prompted leaders at the University of Wisconsin to launch a wide review of their own practices, including safety measures guiding team doctors. Officials declined to share details, saying the study has yet to wrap up.
Last Tuesday, a malicious phishing email claiming to be from Chancelor Rebecca Blank was sent to students. The subject line read “Attention Required,”and the email asked students to open an attached document discussing a “Business Integrity Program.”
A judge’s light sentence for a man convicted of multiple sexual assaults, stalking and choking women at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is drawing outrage.
According to CBS News, the Dane County Circuit judge sentenced Alec Cook, a self-confessed serial rapist who assaulted numerous women on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, to three years in prison, with an additional eight years of close supervision and 15 years on the sex offender registry.
A serial rapist was sentenced to 3 years in prison in Dane County Court. Alec Cook, accused of sexually assaulting 11 women around the UW-Madison campus. He will also be under extended release for five years after serving his jail time.
A former University of Wisconsin student accused of attacking several women on campus has been sentenced to three years in prison.
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student was sentenced Thursday by a Dane County judge to three years in prison followed by eight years of state supervision for a string of sexual assaults near campus that a prosecutor characterized as a “campaign against women.”
A former UW student has been sentenced to 3 years in prison, for campus sexual assaults. A Dane County judge also sentenced 22-year-old Alec Cook to 5 years extended supervision for those crimes, plus 3 additional years of probation for other felonies.
MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Thursday sentenced a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student to three years in prison for sexually assaulting three female students and choking or stalking two others.
A 22-year-old man expelled from the University of Wisconsin-Madison nearly two years ago for sexually assaulting and stalking multiple female students was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison — far short of what prosecutors requested.
Eleven female UW Madison students came forward to tell their stories of assault.
Alec Cook, a former UW-Madison student convicted of sexual assault, was sentenced to three years in prison with an additional eight years of probation Thursday, far less than the maximum 40-year sentence sought by the prosecution.
Cook faces maximum sentence of nearly 40 years in prison, $95,000 in fines.
A 22-year-old man expelled from the University of Wisconsin-Madison nearly two years ago for sexually assaulting and stalking multiple female students will face the possibility Thursday of spending the next 40 years in prison.
Lawyers for former UW-Madison student Alec Cook, who is to be sentenced Thursday for sexual assault and other crimes, may demand that Cook’s victims testify about their encounters with Cook in light of a prosecution sentencing memorandum that the Cook camp says embellishes and exaggerates the victims’ experiences to make Cook appear violent and dangerous.
MADISON, Wis. – State prosecutors are asking for a lengthy confinement for a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student who pleaded guilty to five felonies in connection with multiple sexual assault charges against multiple women, according to court documents.
State prosecutors want the maximum sentence for a sexually violent former University of Wisconsin student. Calling him “a dangerous man,” they’re recommending 19 1/2 years in prison for 22-year-old Alec Cook, who pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual assault, strangulation and stalking.
The parents of a former UW-Madison student who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three female students, and choking or stalking two others, said in a letter to a judge Tuesday that they believe his accusers, but begged for a chance at redemption.
Calling him “a dangerous man,” state prosecutors are recommending that former UW-Madison student Alec Cook receive the maximum sentence possible when he is sentenced Thursday, according to a memorandum filed this week.
MADISON, Wis. — The Twin Cities parents of a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student asked a judge Tuesday to give their son a chance at redemption when he is sentenced for a string of alleged assaults around campus.
Justin Fahy, of Monona, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of capturing an intimate representation. A disorderly conduct charge was dismissed.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student who was the first woman to report being sexually assaulted by fellow student Alec Cook urged a Dane County Circuit Court judge to sentence him to the maximum term of incarceration allowed by law — nearly 40 years in prison.
Firefighters are called on to do many types of rescues, but rescuing a woman from a tree is not a normal call. That’s what happened Thursday afternoon when a UW-Madison student climbed a tree on Henry Mall on campus, and didn’t know how to get down.
A college student called 911 after climbing a tree near downtown Madison Thursday afternoon. A 20-year-old UW-Madison student climbed a tree when she realized she didn’t know how to get back down on the 400 block of Henry Mall just after 4 p.m., according to the Madison Fire Department.
The UW-Madison Police Department is now aware of three burglaries that took place at University Hospital last week.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and elevated allegations of sexual harassment at campuses across the state, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a resolution Thursday to review human resources policies to prevent harassment.
After unexpectedly being thrown into Lake Mendota, the Sunburst Bucky statue is now back in James Madison Park.
Sexual harassment of students, long carried on behind closed doors and in late night phone calls, is now seeping into Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, texting and dating apps like Grindr, where students stay connected or hang out.
The training aims to change the way officers think about use-of-force in critical incidents, especially those involving someone in a mental health crisis.
The department said Monday that all of its officers would soon be trained to focus on de-escalating situations through communication and other methods to defuse a situation and avoid using use-of-force tactics unless necessary.
A review by the UW-Madison Police Department conducted after the death of a windsurfer who was struck and killed by a university Lake Safety boat found that the program had little to no documentation of staff training or written policies or procedures for staff to follow.
Report determined Lake Mendota is safe under watch of UW Lifesaving Station.
A Chen family attorney says steps have been taken to prepare to file a lawsuit over Chen’s death, as a criminal investigation lingers.
Sheriff Dave Mahoney tells News 3 that the Sheriff’s Department turned their investigation over to the Dane County District Attorney’s Office, but did not recommend charges.
Family and friends of Yu Chen invite the public to join in a candlelight vigil Thursday night to remember the late windsurfer. Chen was killed one year ago on May 31, 2017. A UW lifesaving boat hit him while he was windsurfing on Lake Mendota.
Chung was arrested in connection with two alleged attempted abductions of college students on the UW campus, one Sept. 30 and the other Oct. 2. In both instances, the alleged victims were able to escape, but the second victim suffered serious injuries.
In his request of Dane County Judge Josann Reynolds, Nathan Friar argues his trial attorney failed to properly challenge the woman’s statements on her drinking, her memory and her injuries.
Two UW-Madison student suspects in the videotaped beating of a student on the ground on residence hall property are released from the Dane County jail.
A 15-year-old girl was struck by a UW Police Department squad car on the UW-Madison campus Thursday while running from a stopped vehicle, police said.
UWPD, MPD both investigating incident.
A technical glitch is being blamed for an “active threat to life safety” alert sent to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students and staff Sunday afternoon.
The artist who created “Sunburst” Bucky said she will work to repaint the Bucky Badger statue after it was found Wednesday morning in Lake Mendota.
