Six men arrested in a sexual assault case have been ordered to stand trial.
Deputies say on Nov. 28, they found a juvenile runaway on the side of the road. The girl told authorities she escaped from a residence where she was being sex trafficked. Her age was not released.
Six men, all believed to be undocumented immigrants from Guatemala, were arrested. Five face third-degree sexual assault charges, while one faces a second-degree sexual assault count.
All six waived their preliminary hearings Thursday. Four men also pleaded not guilty at the hearing, court records show. They are: Ember Rivera, Esler Rivera, Rolando Corado Gonzalez, and Avelino Sarceno-Sarceno.
Two men - Noe Bautista-Martinez and Evis Garcia-Rivera – return to court March 24 for arraignments.
The judge also ordered all six men to be tested for HIV/STD, court records show.
Investigators said the search produced a number of evidence items believed to be connected to the alleged sexual assault of the juvenile.
Six men charged in Green Lake Co. sexual assault case ordered to stand trial
GREEN LAKE (WLUK) – Six men arrested in a sexual assault case have been ordered to stand trial. Deputies say on Nov. 28, they found a juvenile runaway on the side of the road. The girl told authorities she escaped from a residence where she was being sex trafficked. Her age was not released. Six...
Top row Avelino Sarceno-Sarceno, Ember Rivera, Evis Amabilio Garcia-Rivera. Bottom row Noe Bautista-Martinez, Rolando Corado Gonzalez, Esler Hugo Rivera
