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The district attorney described the case as a difficult file in which the victim, who had a troubled family background and attempted suicide, gave a forensic interview that was played at trial because she was under age 12. At trial, one juror questioned how often children might falsely disclose abuse; an expert witness responded that false disclosures are \"extremely rare,\" according to the district attorney. Defense attorneys later argued that the expert testimony ran afoul of case law restricting a witness from testifying that a specific person is telling the truth (the district attorney cited the \"Hazeltine rule\").

The DA said the matter involved effectiveness‑of‑counsel claims, public defender appointment and later private counsel on postconviction review, and multiple briefs and hearings in the court of appeals before reaching the state Supreme Court. The district attorney said he petitioned the attorney general's office to take the case to the appellate courts to preserve the conviction, and praised the AG's office and the appellate justices for their handling of oral arguments. \"It was really interesting…I'm glad the I had to convince or petition the attorney general's office to take it to the to even try to have it go to the appellate court,\" the district attorney said.

The DA told committee members the case's procedural history included a jury trial admission of a forensic interview, a postconviction ineffective‑counsel hearing and years of appeals; he said the appellate review process and the Supreme Court oral argument were substantial and unusually prolonged. No committee action was taken on the case; the DA presented the update during staff reports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dunn County Judiciary & Law Committee Meeting 06/23/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The district attorney briefed the committee on a child sexual‑assault prosecution that moved through postconviction hearings, appeals and ultimately a state Supreme Court oral argument over admissibility and expert testimony about truthfulness.","taxTitle","Dunn County, Wisconsin","taxId",53943,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6188065,"Sheriff's office adds grant-funded safety lights and donor-funded training to budget",209,1374000,1583000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5064130-61e43666c0c67e781ed49a80ef2c86ed&start=1374&end=1583","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5064130-61e43666c0c67e781ed49a80ef2c86ed/thumbnail_1374000.jpg","/articles/6188065/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Sheriffs-office-adds-grant-funded-safety-lights-and-donor-funded-training-to-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188065-910b893842e26788f774192b41876132/orig.mp4?Expires=1773635978&Signature=Dc1Juy~XIov48zyJum2raLwUR01-SS0vwdEGuEngiKjQGuKgCWiUw9LWIh5ZLLRFaq9SrHRUZ2t6-nbDdV~faAJkbUi0LBMgjkv1f-iwrbQP3coGm6IqL7XSllI3XQNs4WC7U2fhZ3PKi854sx4ICm3pyQfBPEoGqcWHKvrbG0NCX9tX05CZ-Zlntw~aGTEDOfmEcGR~09AKmvV0ULKqPPvIXIJoV4HtjZySKna7i0n5NgKui~uagQ2VToGbHvY8ZeAVgq4jMI0tJU8HYXi9vFOzQaKbXqUTLOVrujnzKBoN6PON5KCavG5LMg~AKhbO-ozhSF4xRiPETPFssOf~dQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dunn County's Judicial and Law Committee approved a budget adjustment that the sheriff said will allow purchase of personal safety lighting for deputies and fund a training course for law enforcement wellness.

The sheriff told the committee the county received a $3,000 grant from Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance to buy a \"Guardian Angel\" style personal safety light for patrol staff, and a $7,000 check from the Community Foundation designated for BreachPoint training. \"It was for the BreachPoint training that, she and I had talked about,\" the sheriff said, referring to a discussion with a Community Foundation representative and an anonymous donor.

The sheriff described BreachPoint as a one‑ or two‑day seminar focused on officer wellness and perspective on work–life balance; he said he has used the training previously and wanted to offer it to patrol, corrections and 911 staff. The Community Foundation donation arrived with a check and a letter explaining the donor's intent, the sheriff said.

Committee member Jetson moved to approve the sheriff's budget adjustment and Gilbert seconded; the motion passed by voice vote. The sheriff said the money will be used to buy the safety lights and to contract with the BreachPoint trainer, Kent Williams, to deliver sessions to county staff and partner agencies as budgeted.","The committee approved a sheriff's budget adjustment that includes a $3,000 Wisconsin County Mutual grant for personal safety lighting and a $7,000 Community Foundation donation to fund BreachPoint training for officers and dispatchers.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6188069,"Committee approves budget adjustment to accommodate NG9‑1‑1 grant and potential hazard mitigation funding",0,1163000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5064130-61e43666c0c67e781ed49a80ef2c86ed&start=1163&end=1163","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5064130-61e43666c0c67e781ed49a80ef2c86ed/thumbnail_1163000.jpg","/articles/6188069/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Committee-approves-budget-adjustment-to-accommodate-NG911-grant-and-potential-hazard-mitigation-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188069-20c0e0c4f1094a7a5b3ab7f6c9a5850b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773635978&Signature=OG47~bt6gVLx3uh2ysmCnk-ahrnxVpgUxCI7nwcjy1R1b1fpomXGBs5sgX0dguy0lXczZwJ5aR4DjsXd2kdYZ1ByY5bZF0stadmSNahFcb1Hwe8Heq0QNf~ApspmQ1RhHcIqmY5KAyLoP22jogF0P5DKCStDg89exm~lg8dTYjH5Ngr7G4Kru1-Hn0vyxn2uYXhDAsLg~aKW8LBnJ5VjY9q91oITPuboTtJFO4562HlddHp3Y0KB3u90JPcZrHJqYoUzEci9TA4UyNVK~YChXjsARe2VtqPRdPlMEi044wFIk~L5rd4z9qGbOLsG8ldqEX-rKykYaN3qRUGBeDcT6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dunn County Judicial and Law Committee approved a budget adjustment that adds line items for a pending Federal Emergency Management Administration BRIC hazard mitigation application and final NG9‑1‑1 grant funding.

Committee member Welsh moved to approve the budget change and Jetson seconded; the motion passed by voice vote. The change includes line‑item entries tied to a hazard mitigation BRIC application and a finalized NG9‑1‑1 grant amount the county cited as $272,192.37, plus a separate figure of $38,164 tied to hazard mitigation, according to committee discussion.

Emergency management staff told the committee the county had received mixed messages from the state WEM (Wisconsin Emergency Management) office: applications with project code \"02/2004\" were denied, while the application submitted under code \"02/2003\" remains pending. The staff member said the county is inserting a budget line now so it can begin work immediately if and when formal approval arrives. \"If it's not approved, then the line item would just go unused,\" the staff member said.

The NG9‑1‑1 grant was described as part of a statewide modernization effort that will move 911 systems beyond landline and enhanced 911 to support geospatial coordinates, text‑to‑911 and richer data to dispatch centers and to standardize certain emergency medical dispatch procedures across counties. \"It's going to encompass a lot of things,\" the emergency management staff said, noting the state has set policy expectations for consistent practices among county 911 centers.

The committee approved the adjustment by voice vote and moved the budget language into county finance processes so the county will be ready to accept and expend grant funds if official notice of award arrives.","The Dunn County Judicial and Law Committee approved a budget adjustment adding line items for a pending hazard mitigation BRIC grant and finalizing NG9‑1‑1 grant funds; officials said the adjustment readies the county to move forward if state approval arrives.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6188075,"Dunn County officials flag jail-staff pay grid as barrier to recruitment",49,48000,97000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5064130-61e43666c0c67e781ed49a80ef2c86ed&start=48&end=97","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5064130-61e43666c0c67e781ed49a80ef2c86ed/thumbnail_48000.jpg","/articles/6188075/Dunn-County/Wisconsin/Dunn-County-officials-flag-jail-staff-pay-grid-as-barrier-to-recruitment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188075-6c6debc6035ffb06f13d68cff52b7ee4/orig.mp4?Expires=1773635978&Signature=P2yHmJV~w~kXi7liMKo5IB~CWyY3~uUUzHgg3yJkK4KOFe0KsulguU8W6fsPEqXWYsv8I7b7KIgaUCv-LW8hNa3qa6~Uh6dk592Q4x-UEQaQJx3YZH1dGfrKF3gEkjR4rWjPBrfsii4HO~89k7sEbASJKdhuzT5MBCbWJnfctTiMbIYJwA1KQgHuGMxwIL-jwUcX3SISnJxbF4dh4JLM3c~~BSXxomDFWa87KftwC1sIJNv~MNWwG~HRmlmotibGb5y5ZVZ--~hG5S6hckBrO-09JhpI3F4M5811TPwV6D~mbbZOuQWA9vvQ3-Z3bXzMxOD1lAL2bBRYSISk4MbyPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Dunn County Judicial and Law Committee discussed persistent recruitment and retention problems in the county jail on July 28 and reviewed a proposed new county wage grid intended to address those shortages.

The issue matters because county officials said starting pay for many non‑sworn jail positions falls below surrounding counties, creating hiring challenges at a time when nearby employers — including the state prison system — recently raised pay for corrections staff. \"We can't recruit and retain jail staff now, and I'm certainly not gonna help if they don't know what they're gonna make moving forward,\" the sheriff said during the committee's staff reports.

The committee heard that jail non‑sworn employees are on the county’s standard 11‑year pay grid while patrol deputies are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Jenna, a staff member who presented consultant findings, said the county compared pay with similar counties including Barron, Chippewa and Eau Claire and worked with outside consultants to position county pay at a chosen percentile (25th, 50th or 75th) for correctional officers, jail sergeants and patrol sergeants. She told the committee the consultants will present a recommendation to the sheriff and to the Committee on Administration, with action expected at the county’s July meeting on the proposed 2026 wage plan.

Committee members asked how Dunn County compares to others. The sheriff said the county has sometimes been able to hire at step 3 for candidates with experience but that starting wages \"last I looked is below most of the surrounding counties.\" He said the state prison system recently raised pay for corrections officers by about $15 an hour, creating strong competition for applicants.

No formal wage change was adopted at the Judicial and Law Committee meeting. Jenna said the county and sheriff’s office will meet again to review options and the consultants will deliver a written recommendation. The committee did not take an immediate vote on wages; the matter will proceed through administrative review and a future board action if approved.","Committee members and the sheriff said Dunn County’s existing pay grid leaves jail positions less competitive with neighboring counties; consultants will present recommended pay adjustments for corrections and supervisory roles.","actionData","errors"]

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District attorney describes long appellate fight over child‑victim testimony; Supreme Court review followed Hazeltine rule arguments

Sheriff's office adds grant-funded safety lights and donor-funded training to budget

Committee approves budget adjustment to accommodate NG9‑1‑1 grant and potential hazard mitigation funding

Dunn County officials flag jail-staff pay grid as barrier to recruitment