SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — A Sheboygan man has been charged with repeated sexual assault of a child.
Spencer Husak, 26, faces one count of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of a child.
Husak has served as a volunteer firefighter with the Town of Wilson Fire Department since 2015.
He's accused of sexually assaulting a child multiple times while the child was between ages 8 and 11.
A viewer sent TMJ4 a message on Facebook about allegations involving a "firefighter in the town of Wilson."
The viewer wanted us to look into it because she said "Nobody...is talking about this."
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So, I started to dig for more information.
According to a criminal complaint, Husak had multiple instances of inappropriate sexual contact with the victim between February 2019 and July 2022.
The victim told investigators that Husak forced her onto his lap and touched her inappropriately.
If convicted, Husak faces up to 60 years in prison.
"It just makes me so sad…sad and sick to my stomach," said long-time Wilson resident Carolyn Dell.
"I think to myself why would somebody who cares about people and is actually going out of their way, risking their lives actually to help us, and then has such a problem, such a mental illness that would cause them to harm a child."
I reached out to Wilson Fire Chief Todd Hittman. He told me my call was the first he heard of the case.
I asked where Husak's employment stands now.
The chief said Husak is suspended, effective immediately, pending further investigation. Hittman added that Husak has been mostly inactive in the last few years.
This isn't the first time a Sheboygan County firefighter was accused of sexual assault.
Sheboygan Falls Assistant Fire Chief John Albright was charged with 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child in the fall. His case is still ongoing.
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For residents like Dell, their thoughts are with the victim and the fire department.
"I'm hoping that they'll have the support they need to get through this," she said. "Because I'm sure it's a shock to them as well."
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