MILWAUKEE (WI)
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
January 25, 2019
By Keegan Kyle
The woman was standing in her Wood County home, physically and emotionally frazzled, when she called 911 in March 2017.
She remembers her heart pounding. She was about to tell police that her neighbor had groped her and tried to pull her into his bedroom.
It took three months of investigation before detectives asked prosecutors to file charges. They believed the man was guilty of fourth-degree sexual assault.
Seven months later, more than 300 days after she called 911, the woman opened the mail to find a letter from prosecutors saying no charges would be filed. The decision itself was painful, but the way she learned about it only added to the sense of isolation she felt from the district attorney’s office, she said.
“You can’t call me up and tell me that?” she said. “Nobody can call me up and tell me we’re finally reviewing your case? You’re just sitting there in the dark.”
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