Caroline Neal
RACINE — A 31-year-old Racine man accused of sexually assaulting a child accepted a plea offer during a May 6 hearing.
In August, Alec Venable pleaded not guilty to one count of second degree sexual assault of a child and one count of child enticement with sexual contact.
With the offer, Venable pleaded guilty to the sexual assault charge, and the child enticement charge was dismissed but read in.
Online court records show Venable is scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing July 11.
According to previous Journal Times reporting, Racine Police Department officers responded to a call about a “suspicious circumstance” at Pershing Park on May 19, 2023.
A girl, who was then 15, reportedly told RPD that a man in a car approached her the previous night. The girl also reportedly told police she had run away from home and had asked the man to drive her to a shelter.
Previous reporting details that Venable allegedly drove the girl to his home and assaulted her.
The next morning, he reportedly drove her to a skatepark near Pershing Park. Venable allegedly attempted to prevent the girl from leaving but drove away when she walked toward three city workers.
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