Random Lake students accused of child sex assault; 1 makes court appearance
The Brief
17-year-old Cole Guttmann is charged as an adult in both Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties for child sexual assault.
Both the defense and state say they are meeting this week to try to come to a resolution or a plea agreement.
Prosecutors say a victim who was 10 at the time "described a number of occasions she was abused by Cole Guttmann."
RANDOM LAKE, Wis. - One of the Sheboygan County teens charged with child sex assault and incest was in court on Monday, Feb. 17.
He faces additional sexual assault charges in Ozaukee County.
What we know
17-year-old Cole Guttmann is charged as an adult in both Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties.
He and another teen, 16-year-old Spencer Dietrich, are facing multiple felonies after investigators say the teens forced two brothers to perform sexual acts on one another.
Guttmann is facing the following charges:
First-degree child sexual assault - sexual intercourse with a child under age 13 - as a party to a crime
Second-degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age - as a party to a crime
Incest - as a party to a crime (2 counts)
Sexual exploitation of a child - filming - by person under 18 years of age
Possession of child pornography
Exhibition of child pornography by a person under the age of 18
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Dietrich is facing the following charges:
First-degree child sexual assault - sexual intercourse with a child under age 13 - as a party to a crime
Second-degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age - as a party to a crime
Incest - as a party to a crime (2 counts)
Physical abuse of child - intentionally cause bodily harm
False imprisonment (2 counts)
Felony intimidation of a victim (2 counts)
The backstory
Prosecutors say the assault happened in April 2023. The investigation started after prosecutors say an explicit video was going around the Random Lake School District in 2024.
Prosecutors say the boy told his mom while he was playing at Guttman's house and Guttman and Dietrich "forced" one of the victims "to give oral sex to his brother" with the threat of violence.
Investigators say one of the victims was punched, and the incident was videotaped.
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Prosecutors say both Guttmann and Dietrich told police the video was shared with "multiple people," which is what prompted a tense school board meeting last March. Also back in March, a parent sent a video of one of the teens arrested on school grounds at Random Lake High School.
Dig deeper
Guttmann is charged in an unrelated case in Ozaukee County from an incident prosecutors say happened in the summer of 2020. He's charged with two counts of first-degree child sexual assault with a person under the age of 13.
Prosecutors say a victim who was 10 at the time "described a number of occasions she was abused by Cole Guttmann."
What's next
He'll be in court March 6 for that case.
Both the defense and state say they are meeting this week to try to come to a resolution or a plea agreement.
Then Guttmann will be back in court for the Sheboygan case on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Meanwhile, Dietrich will be in court March 31 for a final pre-trial.
The Source
Information in this report is from the Sheboygan County District Attorney's Office, Wisconsin Circuit Court and FOX6 News coverage.
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