Trial for Daniel Callan Accused of Molesting Student Postponed

APPLETON

The sexual assault trial of a former fifth-grade teacher accused of molesting a student has been postponed.

Daniel R. Callan, 26, of Menasha was scheduled to go on trial Monday on charges of first-degree sexual assault of a child, causing a child to view sexual activity and two counts of exposing genitals to a child.

Callan’s attorney, Kevin Musolf, asked Outagamie County Judge Dee Dyer on Tuesday for a delay to better prepare. Musolf said, in his motion, he “has not fully completed his investigation of this case and needs time to review the discovery provided.”

Dyer took the case off the trial calendar and scheduled a status hearing for Aug. 31.

Callan is accused of molesting a 10-year-old boy, one of his students at St. Bernadette’s Elementary School in Appleton, in a school restroom on May 5, 2008.

The boy reported the incident to his parents and, the next day, two Appleton police officers interviewed Callan in his classroom after classes were dismissed for the day.

Callan admitted to police that he had sexual contact with the boy.

At a Feb. 23 motion hearing, Musolf sought to suppress Callan’s incriminating statements, claiming Callan felt he was under arrest and gave his statements under duress.

Dyer denied the suppression motion, ruling the police acted properly.

Jose Trinidad Carbajal Lured Children into His Apartment

Nashua police have charged a 53-year-old man with aggravated felonious sexual assault and four counts of exposing minors to harmful materials.

Police said Jose Trinidad Carbajal spelling was watching a pornographic movie in his basement apartment on Ledge Street while some children were playing in the neighborhood. Police said Carbajal lured several of the children to a window and showed them graphic pictures and exposed them to the DVD.

Police said two children went inside Carbajal's apartment.

Court documents said a third child was given five dollars $5 and change before Carbajal inappropriately touched her.

"He was actually helping one of the minor children in through a window and while doing so he inappropriately touched this child," said Sgt. Thomas MacLeod, of the Nashua police department.

Police said the children were all between 8 and 11 years old.

Court records said a search of the apartment recovered several computer generated pictures that were sexually explicit as well as a pornographic DVD.

Carbajal's bail was set at $30,000. He will be back in court in July.

An investigation is ongoing.
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Youth Minister William Wilson Arrested on Lewd Act with Child

A former church youth minister has been arrested and charged with sex crimes involving three people.

Multiple media outlets reported that 30-year-old William Ralph Wilson of Gaston was arrested Thursday on four charges.

Lexington County sheriff's deputies charged Wilson with two counts of committing a lewd act on a minor and two counts of exposing minors to sexually explicit materials.

Wilson is the former youth minister at Chapel of Redemption Church in West Columbia.

Three victims made complaints about Wilson to the department this week.

Wilson was being held at the Lexington County jail. It was unclear if he had an attorney.

Officer Damen Lowe Accused of Forcing Teen into Sexual Activity

New charges have been filed against the Racine police officer accused of forcing a young teenage girl to engage in sexual activity.

Damen Lowe, 34, of Racine, was initially charged with six felonies related to his alleged abuse of a young teenage girl. The alleged abuse began when the girl was 13 and continued into her 14th year. Initial charges included second-degree sexual assault of a child, repeated sexual assault of the same child, exposing a child to harmful material and child abuse-intentionally causing harm.

On Monday, prosecutors amended the criminal complaint against him, bringing the number of charges against Lowe to 11. If convicted of all the charges, he could face more than 120 years imprisonment, which includes time in prison and on extended supervision.

The new complaint gives more specifics about the alleged abuse, outlining instances of sexual contact, physical abuse and times when the victim says Lowe forced her to watch pornography.

Defense attorney John Campion said he still plans to raise objections to several of the counts against his client. He had earlier filed motions to have many of the charges dismissed, saying the complaint failed to give enough detail about the allegations.

Lowe remains on paid administrative leave from the Racine Police Department.