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EMS worker pleads no contest in sexual assault case
Annie Pulley
RACINE — An EMS worker accused of inappropriately touching a 17-year-old girl while she was in the back of an ambulance pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges Nov. 11.
According to online court records, 57-year-old Roger Kieffer faced one felony count of second-degree sexual assault by an employee of a child welfare agency or care/service residential facility and two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree sexual assault.
Kieffer pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charges, and the second-degree sexual assault charge was dismissed but read into the record.
The judge sentenced Kieffer to nine months in the Racine County Jail for each charge. However, Kieffer will only serve jail time if he breaks the terms of a three-year probation.
He also will be required to register as a sex offender.
Allegations
According to the criminal complaint, which was filed in March, Kieffer was alone in the back of the ambulance while he and his partner drove a 17-year-old patient from Aurora Medical Center in Mount Pleasant to Children’s Wisconsin after she reportedly overdosed on Oct. 30, 2023.
In a Nov. 22, 2023, forensic interview with the Child Advocacy Center, the girl reportedly said that Kieffer performed what he called a pelvic exam.
Kieffer’s incident report did not mention a pelvic exam, and he reportedly denied remembering the girl.
The criminal complaint also notes that Kieffer reportedly lost his teaching job at Waukesha County Technical College after he was alleged to have inappropriately touched students.
Kieffer was fired from the ambulance service in December 2023.
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RFD firefighter dies in Walworth County crash
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According to a release from RFD, the cause of the collision is being investigated by the Walworth County Sheriff's Office.
Bayer was hired by RFD on March 9, 2023, and he later "joined the Hazardous Materials Response Team and was eager to learn and assist with the team as well as anything else that was asked of him while he was at the fire station."
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Max Bayer, 31, was a hired by the Racine Fire Department March 9, 2023. |
Bayer also spent 14 years as a firefighter and later as a captain on the Raymond Fire and Rescue Department.
"He was an excellent firefighter and EMT but an even better person," the release said. "Not surprisingly, he donated some of his off duty time to collect money for Racine and Raymond Firefighter charities and was always willing to help a friend in need. His absence in both fire departments and the community will be felt for years to come."
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Max Bayer also served as a firefighter and later as a captain for the Raymond Fire and Rescue Department. |
The release thanked East Troy Fire Department and the Walworth County Sheriff's Office for responding to the scene.
RFD is asking for privacy for Bayer's family and notes that funeral services have not been finalized.
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