Child Porn Defendant Pleads Not Guilty To Child Sex Charges
Alex Richter, 28, of Racine, is accused of making sex tapes of children that he was supposed to be babysitting. He made an appearance in Racine County court today.
A 28-year-old Racine man accused of multiple child sex crimes pleaded not guilty to 49 felony counts this morning in a Racine County courtroom.
Alex Richter wore a bulletproof apron from his shoulders to his ankles when he waived his preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty to both cases against him. Between the two cases, a total of 49 felony counts of child sex assault, child pornography and exploitation of children/filming have been levied against Richter.
So far, six children have been named victims in the cases. A mother of one of the victims was in court and was visibly shaking as she exited the courtroom after Richter entered his plea. She was seen talking to members of the victim-witness team following the court proceedings.
Richter was charged Nov. 12 in Racine County Circuit Court with 26 felony counts including two counts of first degree repeated sexual assault of a child; 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a child/filming, and 12 counts of child pornography. On Nov. 15, Richter was charged with 23 new felony counts of sexual assault of a child, exploitation of a child/filming and child pornography, after additional victims had been identified.
He faces up to 625 years in prison on top of the 560 years he faces from the 26 original charges. The combined total possible prison time from the two cases is 1,185. The charges also carry the possibility of hundreds of years of extended supervision.
The Gateway Technical College student allegedly met his victims after he offered to his classmates to babysit their children in his Jacato Drive apartment.
He's been bound over for trial, and will next appear in court on Dec. 21. Richter remains in the Racine County Jail on a $1,000,000 cash bond.
lorimartinsen
9:41 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
it just makes me sick.
Ed Willing
10:53 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
How can he claim he's not guilty? Is he saying everyone is lying, and that all that **** found in his apartment isn't his? Heck, he pointed arresting officers to what they were coming for!
Sandy
11:41 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
He says that so that he doesn't implicate himself in anything. That way the burden of proof is on the prosecutor and then a jury decides if there is reasonable doubt for any/all of the charges. This way he is not giving them any information on a silver platter for them to use against him in court. If anything comes down to a he said/she said scenario it will end in a draw unless there is solid evidence. Remember, when the officers got there he didn't have a lawyer, I am sure his lawyer is not happy with the little that he did show the police. Stinks, but true.
Ed Willing
9:57 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
Doesn't no contest do the same thing?
He still needs to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, so the burden is on the prosecutors anyway, isn't it? That's how I always understood it.
Sandy
11:42 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
This is the product of our justice system...tell the truth and get scr**ed, say nothing and get off without solid proof. I do speak from experience.
Rob Winsall
11:45 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
There's a special kind of hell awaiting this guy.
Shontea Drone
10:33 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
These r the kind of people we try and keep our children away frm. I worked with this guy and nvr in a million years would I have thought this. U r a disgrace to men and our country...I hope n pray u don't have children because I would nvr say u were my dad. Ur completely disgusting and I hope when ur sentenced u gt the maximum...sex is something sacred and children r innocent...now those babies r scared for life and will probably nvr b normal again cuz of a creep like u. I hope whn u go to prison they do u the same as u did those kids. Dont drop the soap u scumbag.
Keyosha pipkins
10:55 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
He don't deserve to c sunlight ever again !! God don't like ugly ..can't wait to hear he got punish
Sandy
10:34 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
this is just a preliminary plea. at his sentencing he will give his official plea. no contest just means that you are not contesting and if you find evidence to prove your innocence at a later time you can. Guilty plea does not allow for that, at least that is how a judge in franklin court described it.
Mike Cantwell
2:06 pm on Thursday, November 22, 2012
He shouldn't be imprisoned. Using tax payers money to feed & house that bi..h. He should be euthanized like a rabid mutt. Or handed over to the victims family members to do with what they want to his extremely sick & perverted self. My true beliefs!