Man charged with child sex assault in three counties

An Oshkosh man is facing charges of sexually assaulting a child in Shawano and two other counties. Jeremiah J. Roberts, 28, was charged in Shawano County on Thursday with one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 12. He could face a maximum 60 years in prison if convicted. Oshkosh police were investigating sex assault allegations against Roberts there when they learned of the Shawano County connection. The Oshkosh case involved two female juveniles who said the assaults also occurred in Shawano and Forest counties. The Shawano County assault allegedly took place in January 2013 in the town of Washington, according to the criminal complaint. The girl would have been 12 years old at the time. Roberts is scheduled for a plea hearing in Winnebago County Circuit Court on Feb. 23 on felony charges of child sex assault-sexual contact with a person under the age of 13 and exposing genitals to a child. He is also scheduled for an initial appearance in Forest County Circuit Court on Feb. 11 on two felony counts of child sex assault, sexual contact with a person under the age of 13 and intercourse with a person under the age of 12. Roberts’ initial appearance in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court is scheduled for Feb. 16. He is being held in Winnebago County on a $15,000 cash bond.