Billionaire Gets 4 Months For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Because He’s ‘Productive

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9. From the WSJ: 2014--Johnson had fought it for 3 yrs--Sickening story

"The victim in the case had moved to North Carolina, said she wished the case would be dismissed, and fought legal efforts to make her come to Wisconsin to testify.

Samuel Curtis "Curt" Johnson III, was charged in 2011 with indecently touching a girl when she was between ages 12 and 15. Johnson, 59, is an heir to the S.C. Johnson household products company fortune.

In a court hearing Friday, Johnson agreed to plead guilty to fourth-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct.

Assistant District Attorney Robert Repischak asked for the maximum sentence — nine months in jail on the sexual assault, and 90 days for disorderly conduct, consecutive, to make a year in the county jail.

Michael F. Hart, one of Johnson's attorneys, said maximum terms should be reserved for "maximum defendants," repeat offenders or those who try to disrupt the prosecution of their case. Johnson, he noted, has no prior record and has led an otherwise productive life.

Circuit Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz said he was "troubled" by the state recommendation, since he's never seen prosecutors seek maximum sentences for a first-time offender before, and imposed the term the defense suggested.

Johnson was sentenced to four months in jail with Huber privileges after 60 days and fined $6,000. He will not have to register as a sex offender."