DA files first-degree sexual assault charges against 2 UW-L students
By Tribune staff | Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 1:35 pm
Two University of Wisconsin-La Crosse freshman were charged this afternoon with anally sexual assaulting another student in a dorm room late last month.
Casey Gudis, 18, of Ladysmith, Wis., and Brayden Wienke, 19, of Clear Lake, Wis., are charged with first-degree sexual assault, though Wienke is charged as party to the crime.
Wienke is accused of pinning the victim, also a freshman, to the floor about 2:30 p.m. Sept. 27 while Gudis violated him with a lint roller, according to the criminal complaint filed in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
Wienke told university police he threatened to jam an object into the victim earlier that afternoon after the victim tossed playing cards at him while he was taking an online exam, according to the complaint.
The victim reported the assault to his father, who called police. A sexual assault examination revealed several abrasions and other evidence consistent with the victim's claim, the complaint stated.