Martin Raatz
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A Marathon County man will not go to trial for child sex charges after reaching a plea deal in August.
Martin Raatz will serve six years in prison and another ten years on extended supervision after he pled no contest to one count of sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 13. He also faced a modifier for being a repeat offender.
Two additional charges for sexual intercourse with a child and misdemeanor counts of sexual assault were dismissed but read into the record, meaning the judge could consider them at sentencing.
The 27-year-old will also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and will have a full no-contact order against six victims and anyone under the age of 18.
Charges stem from an incident in the spring of 2022 in which Raatz touched several girls inappropriately. He was on probation for an earlier conviction at the time, which added to the severity of the charges.
He originally faced up to 180 years in prison if found guilty at trial.
RELATED: Raatz Trial Scheduled for October
Raatz was granted credit for just over three months already served in jail while awaiting trial, originally scheduled for early October. But according to court records the sides reached the deal in early August. It was announced in court on August 21st.
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