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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Memorial Day tribute in Muskego neighborhood; reminder of freedom's price
The Brief A Muskego neighborhood paid special tribute to America's fallen soldiers. The neighbors lined their streets with more than a thousand American flags. Those neighbors say it is a visual reminder that freedom is not free. MUSKEGO, Wis. - It is quite a sight and it makes you think – which is entirely the point. An entire neighborhood in Muskego honored America's fallen servicemen and servicewomen this Memorial Day. What we know The Stars and Stripes always fly proudly outside Dave Wenzel's house. He is a Vietnam veteran who served two years in the U.S. Army. Memorial Day means remembering his fallen brothers in arms. His whole neighborhood honors their sacrifice. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android "Let's remember – some people like to say 'Happy Memorial Day.' Well, it's not a happy Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a sad day," Wenzel said. Dig deeper For the last decade, Wenzel said his neighbors have spent the holiday working. Charlie DuPont sand his wife, Jeanne, got up at 5 a.m. to help line the streets. Their job? To make sure people do not ever forget. "Last year, we didn't do that street there," Charlie DuPont said. "You have a sense of how many people lost their lives so we have the freedom that we have," Jeanne DuPont said. Among the rows of Old Glory are signs marking battles and conflicts since the Civil War. Each sign, Gettysburg, Normandy, Pearl Harbor, gives passersby a number to remind us that freedom is not free. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News "The signs that say how many people died at each of the different battles," Charlie DuPont said. "It's paying respect. Remembering. Remember all the people who aren't here any more," Wenzel said. Wenzel told FOX6 News that this effort started when a fellow veteran on the street put flags up in the cul du sac. It has grown every year since. The Source The information in this post was produced by FOX6 News having spoken with neighbors of a Muskego neighborhood.
CBC
19-02-2025
- CBC
Sexsomnia defence rejected as Manitoba man found guilty of child sex assault
A judge has rejected the defence of a Manitoba man who claimed he was suffering from sexsomnia, a rare sleep disorder, when he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy. Provincial court Judge Mary Kate Harvie found Clinton Muskego guilty of sexual assault and sexual interference for touching the boy at a Winnipeg apartment in 2020. A defence lawyer argued Muskego, then 28, had undiagnosed sexsomnia. People who have the disorder exhibit sexual behaviours in their sleep. "While [Muskego] may suffer from some form of sleep-related disorder, that does not explain his actions on the night in question," Harvie said in a Feb. 7 written decision. "I am satisfied that [Muskego] assaulted the complainant in manner as described, and that he was not in a state of insane automatism at the time of the offence." Sexsomnia is a defence that's seldom used in Canada, but it has had success in some cases. A Winnipeg man was found not criminally responsible in 2013, as a court ruled he had sexsomnia when he sexually assaulted his wife numerous times over four years. In this case, court heard a woman, her grandson and Muskego were staying at an apartment in Winnipeg. The woman and Muskego had known each other for many years. "The group spent a pleasant evening together at the apartment," said the judge, adding the boy played video games while Muskego gave the woman a facial treatment. Muskego, who testified at trial, admitted to consuming a "significant" amount of cannabis throughout the day. In the evening, he drank two bottles of red wine and some beer. Muskego described his intoxication level as a "seven or eight, at least," out of 10. Under cross-examination, he said he was blacking out by the end of the evening and didn't really remember going to bed. The trial heard Muskego and the boy were to sleep on separate mattresses in the living room. The boy testified that he woke up to Muskego breathing on him, and the man's mouth was open and his eyes were closed. The boy said the man was touching his genitals and hugging him. The boy managed to escape and told his grandmother what happened. She immediately reported it to police. Muskego testified that he had no recollection of assaulting the boy because he was asleep. Court heard he co-operated with police, saying he wanted to find out what happened. Muskego told court he suffered from "night terrors," talked in his sleep and was often extremely tired in the morning. Dr. Colin Shapiro, a Toronto-based psychiatrist and expert in sleep disorders, examined Muskego and testified for the defence. Shapiro said he believed Muskego was in a parasomnia state at the time and that the assault was a "sexsomnia act." Crown counsel accepted the doctor's qualifications but argued his evidence was inconclusive and that the assault was more likely a result of Muskego being intoxicated and acting out. The judge said she had concerns about evidence provided to Shapiro and a forensic psychiatrist, which differed from evidence provided in court.
