The Milwaukee Post

By BRIAN HUBER Conley News Service WAUKESHA — A referee for an adult soccer league who allegedly touched a 15- year-old girl inappropriate- ly last January had his trial in the matter delayed indef- initely Tuesday after it was revealed in court he is in federal custody, possibly awaiting his third deporta- tion to Mexico. Cristian Sanchez, 26, was charged with sexually assaulting a child, child enticement and refusing to aid an officer. He faces more than 65 years in prison if convicted of all charges. In a status conference Tuesday to determine if the sides were ready to proceed to trial as scheduled next month, defense attorney Erik Colque said Sanchez was in federal custody in a Louisiana detention facility. Colque said Sanchez is due in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for a case there next week, "but he may be removed from the country. I don't know what the feds are going to do with him." Assistant District Attorney Michael Thurston said: "The federal govern- ment is asserting their dom- inance so to speak, and it a p p e a r s he may very well be deport- ed." He en- c o u r a g e d Waukesha C o u n t y C i r c u i t Judge Lee S. Dreyfus Jr. to issue a bench warrant to assert authority over Sanchez in case he returns to America; Sanchez was deported twice previously. Dreyfus took the matter off the trial calendar and instead set up a status con- ference for April 24 to get a better idea of where things stand. Sanchez was charged after two girls, 17 and 15, reported to police that they were at the Schuetze Recreation Center on Baxter Street for a soccer game Jan. 29 when the younger one went to her family's car for a bag of chips. The older girl said she saw her sister with an unknown Hispanic man who quickly walked to his car and drove away. According to the com- plaint, the younger girl told police that she knew Sanchez as Miguel Garcia, and he was a referee for soc- cer games at the Schuetze Center. She said he'd repeat- edly asked for her phone number, which she gave him, and they exchanged text messages, including one where he said he loved her, the complaint said. Sanchez even went to the girl's school on Jan. 25 to give her flowers sprayed with men's cologne so she would "remember him," the complaint said. On Jan. 29, as the girl went to her family's car, Sanchez called to her from the parking lot and asked her to walk with him to his car, the girl told police. Sanchez opened his coat and suggested she should get closer to him for warmth, the complaint said. The girl reported Sanchez tried to pull her toward him, wrapped his arms around her waist and touched her backside, and also rubbed his body against hers indecently, the complaint said. Sanchez was arrested days later at a soccer game in Franklin that he was believed to be refereeing. He showed police a Mexican consular ID in the name of Gustavo Sanchez with a false birth date, and acknowledged trying to kiss the girl but denied touching her inappropriately, the complaint said. Waukesha police talked to the soccer league's owner, who said he only knows Sanchez as Cristian, and he hired him about two years ago to referee matches. Permit yanked temporarily; policy revisions proposed Days after Sanchez was charged, Waukesha City Administrator Kevin Lahner issued a statement saying the league rented the Schuetze building to a pri- vate party, as the city com- monly does with its proper- ties, but the city was tem- porarily withholding the league's permit pending review. On Tuesday, Lahner said the league is eligible to have the permit reinstated but has not yet signed off on an agreement allowing that. Lahner said the city made suggested revisions to its facility rental policies for large groups like leagues, which will be pre- sented to the Park, Recreation & Forestry Board for approval. "We're not in the busi- ness of running their leagues or anything like that," Lahner said. "What we are having them do is to sign an affidavit that says the folks are in the U.S legally, that they are eligible for employment in the U.S., that they are not using any sort of alias and that they haven't been convicted of a variety of crimes, such as sexual assault or felonies." Persons renting city facilities, once the policy revisions are approved, must not have been convict- ed of crimes ranging from rape, sex assaults, solicita- tion of a minor, possessing child pornography or pros- titution to violent felonies like aggravated assault, manslaughter, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, and other crimes like child endangerment or furnish- ing alcohol and tobacco to minors. The policy revisions also include a clause indemnify- ing the city against liability, Lahner said. After Tuesday's hearing, Thurston said he had never seen a situation where a person allegedly in the U.S. illegally was deported prior to the local prosecution of a crime. Normally matters are resolved and frequently offenders serve prison sen- tences before deportation. A question placed to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement on the matter was not returned Tuesday. Email: bhuber@conleynet.com Soccer referee charged after inappropriate contact with child 10 • Milwaukee County Post • March 31, 2017 Advertise in the Milwaukee Post's DINING OUT GUIDE. • Reach over 10,000 homes in Milwaukee County. • Feature specials, unique menu items, coupons, new staff or anything that will enhance the diner's experience in your restaurant. • Make your ad eye-catching, add color. 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