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Nov 17, 2010
A report says a Wisconsin prosecutor was caught by hotel security viewing pornography in the business center of a resort and then was “most likely” masturbating when he returned hours later.
The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department report says Wood County District Attorney John Henkelmann will not be charged because no one – except a surveillance camera – could see inside the publicly accessible room.
The report concluded that Henkelmann had a reasonable expectation of privacy when he entered the business lounge, which had only one computer station and no windows.
“Based on all the information I obtained and reviewed, there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal violation,” Lt. Jim Risseeuw of the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department wrote in the report. “Although the business center is open for use by hotel guests, the room is set up for use by only one person at a time. … John Henkelmann’s reaction and statement to the officer that he was not aware of the surveillance camera, and the fact that John had locked the door after entering the room, indicates that it was his belief that he was in a private room that was not within view of anyone else.”
The incident occurred when Henkelmann was one of about 200 prosecutors attending a three-day conference at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake in November 2009. The event was hosted by the Department of Justice.
Amanda Cain, a former reservations assistant at the Osthoff, said she was fired for violating “guest confidentiality” after seeing the surveillance video and then reporting it to law authorities. She said she did not know Henkelmann’s name or position until the matter was made public a month ago.
The report says Henkelmann refused to answer questions about his behavior.
From WiG and AP reports
