Former Milwaukee cop sentenced, sexual contact with child

MILWAUKEE – A former Milwaukee police officer has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for little one enticement with sexual contact.

Ruben Cardenas, 50, pleaded responsible to the cost in January. He was initially charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a kid, to which he pleaded not responsible in 2022.

Along with jail time, Cardenas was sentenced to 3 years of prolonged supervision. He’s due again in court docket Could 5 for a restitution listening to.

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Based on a legal criticism, Milwaukee cops responded to a house on town’s southwest aspect in April 2022 to analyze a sexual assault criticism. They interviewed a 13-year-old woman.

The woman indicated that Cardenas lived along with her and her mom. The woman’s mom and Cardenas returned house from a night out. The woman acknowledged whereas she was laying in her mattress, Cardenas entered her room and touched her inappropriately. When she “flinched,” Cardenas shortly left the bed room, the criticism mentioned.

Based on the criticism, the woman instantly contacted her household and a buddy to reveal what occurred. Police had been additionally referred to as.