Wisconsin teacher accused of making out with 11-year-old-student allegedly traded 33K explicit texts with him
A disgraced Wisconsin teacher accused of sexually assaulting her 11-year-old student allegedly sent him more than 33,000 racy texts — some so explicit that the 23-year-old bowed her head in shame as they were read in open court on Monday.During a preliminary hearing in St.
Croix County Circuit Court, attorneys sparred over whether the evidence supported the 10 felony charges against Madison Bergmann, including first-degree child sex assault, child enticement and multiple counts of sexual misconduct by a school staff member.During the hearing, school resource officer Traci Hall told the court that Bergmann and the victim exchanged the staggering number of texts in the early part of this year.“There were approximately 33,000,” Hall told the court, adding that the relationship became more sexual and explicit as time went on.Prosecutor Karl Anderson began reading from the texts, noting that things became X-rated on April 27.“There’s a conversation about the victim being hard, and if she felt that during their hug,” he said.“Did she acknowledge that she felt it?” “Yes,” Hall responded.
“What else did she say?” Anderson asked.“That she would wear dresses more often because she liked how he touched her leg,” Hall responded.“Does Ms.
Bergmann ever allude to being sexually aroused in the text messages?” Anderson asked.“She talks about being wet in the classroom,” Hall responded, as Bergmann looked downwards.
But attorneys for the teacher insisted that she has been overcharged, arguing the text messages alone were not sufficient to support five charges of sexual misconduct.“There is never any language where she says ‘I want to have sex with you,” argued attorney Joseph Tamburino, “or that he says ‘I want you to do this with me.'” “They talk a lot about kissing, and lips, and cheeks, and touching legs,” Tamburino continued.“They also talk about some sexual issues, obviously, about a woman’s body and a man’s body....