TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
Wyatt L. Symonds, age 24, of Tomahawk, has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of first degree child sex assault-sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 13, two felony counts of incest with a child, and two misdemeanor counts of intimidating a victim to dissuade reporting.
The charges of incest allege he had sexual contact with a child he knows he is related to, by blood or adoption, to a degree of kinship closer than second cousin. According to the Complaint filed in the case and probable cause, the alleged incidents happened with two separate victims in 2013, 2014, and 2015 when Symonds would have been 14-17 years old and while he was babysitting for the victims who were then as young as age 5 or 6 and under his care and control.
If convicted, each charge of first degree child sexual assault carries a term of up to 60 years in prison; each charge of incest carries a term of up to 40 years in prison, up to a $100,000 fine, or both; and the intimidating a witness charges each carry a term of up to 9 months in prison, up to a $10,000 fine, or both.
Symonds made an initial appearance in Lincoln County Court on Aug. 24, 2022, but that appearance was adjourned to Sept. 1 to allow him to obtain an attorney. He is being held on a $100,000 cash bond and conditions of no contact with the victims and no contact with anyone under the age of 18 years old.
This case has not been concluded. As with all articles about ongoing court cases, the defendant is presumed innocent of all charges unless convicted in a court of law.