By Kim McDarison
A Whitewater resident has been charged with second degree sexual assault with use of force and attempted robbery with use of force, according to court documents filed yesterday and posted online. Both are felony charges.
Pedro Mayorquin Landero, Jr., 21, of Whitewater, appeared via Zoom video conference from the Jefferson County Jail Tuesday afternoon at which time a cash bond of $1,000 was set and posted by Mayorquin Landero. Conditions of the bond include: no acts of threats of violence, no contact with the victim in the case, and no presence on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus.
Public defender Cassi Nelson appeared with Mayorquin Landero.
Additionally, the court ordered a DNA sample to be procured from Mayorquin Landero.
An in-person preliminary hearing is set for June 4.
If convicted Mayorquin Landero could face up to 40 years in prison.
Mayorquin Landero was arrested on May 24, according to information released by the UW-Whitewater Police after he was identified as a person of interest by a woman who reported that she had been assaulted near campus on Saturday, May 22, around 12:26 p.m.
Cameras on campus produced an image of the alleged assailant on a bicycle, which was released to the media in an attempt to secure help from the public in identifying the person of interest.
Information from the public was later cited by officials as helping to identify the suspect.
Information, as initially released by UW-Whitewater, is found here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/possible-sexual-assault-reported-near-uw-whitewater-parking-lot/.
Information released by UW-Whitewater Police, with a description of the alleged assailant is found here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/police-look-for-help-identifying-individual-related-to-alleged-weekend-assault/.
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