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Sexual Assault Trial Advocacy Training
WI Department of Justice Offers Specialized Training to District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys who Prosecute Sexual Assault Cases
MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Justice, through its State Prosecutor and Law Enforcement Training initiative recently held a highly specialized training session to help train Wisconsin District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys in how to handle the prosecution of sexual assault cases.
"Our assistance to district attorneys goes beyond the courtroom and includes the classroom," said Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen. "Sessions like these promote the quality of prosecution of these terrible crimes."
Faculty for the training seminar included Assistant Attorneys General from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke, Eau Claire County District Attorney Rich White, Assistant District Attorneys from Dane and Milwaukee counties, as well as the UW Law School and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
Prosecutors that received the training included:
| David Lasee | Brown County |
| Wade Newell | Chippewa County |
| Corey Stephan | Dane County |
| Emily Thompson | Dane County |
| Gwen Bee | Dunn County |
| Devra Ayala | Fond du Lac County |
| Charles Simono | Forest County |
| Annie Jay | Kenosha County |
| Jennifer Pierce | Kenosha County |
| Jeffrey Wisnicky | Kewaunee County |
| Brian Barton | La Crosse County |
| Jerilyn Dietz | Manitowoc County |
| Sarah Eberle | Milwaukee County |
| Jennifer Hanson | Milwaukee County |
| Jacob Manian | Milwaukee County |
| Heather Placek | Milwaukee County |
| Claire Starling | Milwaukee County |
| Moria Ludvigson | Polk County |
| David Knaapen | Portage County |
| Jennifer Tanck | Adams/Racine County |
| John Conlon | Richland County |
| Amy Forehand | Richland County |
| Kathleen Pakes | Rusk County |
| Trish Cal Baker | Waushara County |
| Tracy Paider | Winnebago County |
A copy of the agenda for the training session is available at:
2009 file:
