Teacher Faces 600 YEARS In Prison For 25 Felony Counts

A Wisconsin teacher has been convicted on 25 felony counts of sexual assault of one of her students.

74-year old Anne N. Nelson-Koch will face sentencing which could tally as much as 600 years in prison combined.

She was convicted by a jury this week.

From News9:

There were 25 felony counts brought against Anne N. Nelson-Koch related to the repeated sexual assaults of a 14-year-old male student. https://t.co/AJFJMMDApS

— News 9 WAOW (@WAOW) August 1, 2023

The sexual assaults were repeated and occurred in the basement of the private school.

Anne N. Nelson-Koch was convicted for her repeated sexual assaults of the boy in the basement of a private school in Tomah during the 2016-17 school year, authorities reported. https://t.co/sv89MBZZ8l

— Beaver Dam Daily Citizen (@BDCitizen) August 1, 2023

From WiscNews here are more details:

Monroe County jury convicted a 74-year-old former Tomah teacher of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student, authorities reported.

Anne N. Nelson-Koch was convicted on all 25 charges against her stemming from her repeated sexual assaults of the boy in the basement of a private school in Tomah during the 2016-17 school year, Monroe County District Attorney Kevin Croninger said in a statement.

At the time of the assaults, Nelson-Koch was 67 and the student was 14.

The jury deliberated for about five hours after a three-day trial, Croninger said.

“The victim of these crimes is an incredibly brave young man,” Assistant District Attorney Sarah M. Skiles, the prosecutor of the case, said in a statement. “He spoke the truth, and the jury heard him loud and clear. We are so grateful to the jury for their dedication to finding the truth.”

The investigation was led by Investigator Paul Sloan of the Tomah Police Department.

“We could not have achieved this outcome without the victim’s strength and Investigator Sloan’s dedication and thorough investigation,” Skiles said

Ok, so what exactly is going on here?

This is quite a strange story.

I’m not going to bring you the typical “was he really a victim?  He was a 14 year old boy, he probably loved it” take.

I think that’s a bad take.

And lame.

But…I will say this is a bit strange.

She is 74 years old!

Usually these types of stories involve one of two types of perpetrators…

It’s usually the young 20-year old teacher right out of school that has a hard time drawing a line between her age and the students.

Or it’s the 30-year old “cool mom” who wants to go back and relive her childhood and be “cool” this time around.

We don’t seem to have either of those things happening here.

Also, the article repeatedly talks about the bravery of the boy.

And 600 potential years in prison!

I have to wonder what all exactly happened here and what other details we don’t know about.

This is very strange….

Your thoughts?