24-04-2025
Cadott man receives delay in sentencing for child sexual assault conviction
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Sentencing has been delayed for a Cadott man who was convicted in February of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl over the past three years, beginning when she was 16 years old.
Lonnie M. Solie, 57, pleaded no contest in Chippewa County Court to two counts of having sex with the girl. Three other counts were read-in and dismissed. Each conviction carries a maximum penalty of 12½ years of imprisonment. Judge Steve Gibbs ordered a pre-sentence investigation be completed by the Department of Corrections. A PSI includes a recommended length of incarceration. The final report is not available to the public or the media. It was filed with the court on April 9.
Sentencing was slated for Monday, April 21, but defense attorney Les Liptak requested a delay to obtain an alternate pre-sentence investigation. Typically, an attorney would seek an alternate PSI if they deemed the recommendation from the DOC was too severe. No new sentencing date has been set.
Solie has been incarcerated since his arrest last June. He remains incarcerated on a $15,000 cash bond. If Solie posts bond, he cannot have any contact with the victim or her residence and family. He also cannot have any contact with juvenile females.
According to the criminal complaint, a 19-year-old woman told investigators in June that Solie has been sexually assaulting her in his home in the town of Sigel for the past three years, beginning in summer 2022. When police interviewed Solie, he reportedly admitted to the sexual assaults.
When Solie was arrested, Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell sought and obtained a $25,000 cash bond, saying the circumstances and facts of the case against Solie warranted the high cash bail amount.
Online court records show Solie was convicted of operating while revoked in 2011 and has been convicted in four prior drunk-driving cases; he was sentenced to serve 75 days in jail for his fourth offense in 2016, and his license was revoked for 27 months.
In 2000, Solie pleaded no contest to child abuse — recklessly causing great harm in Eau Claire County Court, and that is a felony conviction. He lived in Altoona at the time, and was ordered to serve six months in jail and was placed on probation for five years.
