GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A Howard village trustee has been charged with three counts of sexual assault for allegedly touching his female students sexually while he gave piano lessons.
62-year-old James Widiger appeared in Brown County court Friday on 2 counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child under age 16. Widiger is also charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
Widiger is due back in court April 1 for a preliminary hearing and had previously posted a $20,000 cash bond.
According to the criminal complaint, Widiger had two different victims.
The first victim, who’s 13, was taking piano lessons from Widiger when he allegedly put his hand on her buttocks and patted her. That happened back in March 2003. This is the incident that the second-degree sexual assault charge relates to.
Earlier this month the second victim, who’s 14, came forward. She told authorities Widiger repeatedly touched her under her shirt during a period of several years. The complaint divides up the assaults into two time periods, with at least 3 assaults happening in each period.
However, the complaint does not offer any details of interviews with Widiger.
