KENOSHA, Wis. — Christian Enwright, the ex-Kenosha teacher accused of maintaining an inappropriate relationship with a young student, appeared in court Wednesday.
The Kenosha County Jail Intake courtroom was unusually full as several people sat in to see the fired teacher plead his case.
Before he walked in, Jenna Rae tried to ask several questions. A few weeks ago, Enwright messaged TMJ4 asking us if we were "interested in getting the real story out there." Rae asked Enwright if he wanted to tell us the "real story" Wednesday and he didn't respond.
In the courtroom, Enwright's attorneys asked that all 22 counts of disorderly conduct filed against him be dismissed.
Enwright's attorneys argued the criminal complaint did not hold up against the state's definition of disorderly conduct.
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The state objected, arguing that the messages Enwright sent to a student were disturbing and disorderly enough to meet the criteria. The judge agreed.
Enwright pleaded not guilty and was itaken into custody on a $5,000 cash bond.
"I'm happy to see that they decided to take him into custody, and that you know, something is actually physically being done about everything we've been preaching about for the last couple weeks," Brittany Lawton said.
Lawton's been one of the many Kenosha parents pushing Kenosha Unified School District and the Kenosha County District Attorney to hold Enwright accountable.
"I think it's a really important step in the right direction, and the fact that his attorneys tried to dismiss all counts, and the fact that was rejected, was a really big deal," Lawton explained.
We asked Enwright's attorneys why they pushed for that dismissal.
"We don't think there's any evidence to establish that that fact is actually in this case," defense attorney, Jason Luczak, said.
"You don't think an adult messaging a minor is causing a disturbance," Rae asked.
"I think if you read it and you read the law, you will see it has a very specific meaning and that meaning wasn't met in this case," Luczak said.
According to the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department's inmate inquiry page, Enwright posted bail Wednesday evening.
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Enwright's next court appearance for a pretrial hearing is scheduled for June 14 at 1:30 p.m.
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