Hunter
02/21/20
Cedar County Attorney Jeffrey Renander’s recent handling of a sexual abuse case has prompted sheriff’s deputies to send a no-confidence letter to him, asking for his resignation.
KCRG TV reports that all 13 deputies in the department signed the letter.
The station’s investigative team discovered that Renander agreed to a plea deal for a sexual assault case. Nicholas Becker admitted performing sex acts on a woman without her permission. According to the deputies, Renander shamed the victim by telling her, “at least you weren’t awake for it,” blamed her for being drunk and told her she should learn from the incident.
Becker was charged with felony 3rd degree Sexual Abuse but got to plea to a serious misdemeanor. Becker was sentenced to 90 days in jail and will not have to register as a sex offender.
Court records show that the victim said the plea deal was acceptable, but objected to allowing him work release. The judge in the case also expressed concerns with the leniency of the deal but said she signed off on it so as to not undermine prosecutors’ abilities to make plea agreements.
Had there been no plea deal, Becker could have faced up to ten years in prison.
You can see the full story at www.kcrg.com.