Former NFL Player, Poplar Native, Charged With Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 4:09 am
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Badgers hall of famer accused of child sexual assault
A former Wisconsin Badgers football player and recent UW Hall of Fame inductee is facing a child sexual assault charge. Tom Burke, 44, of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was arraigned on one count of first-degree criminal sexual assault.
The alleged sexual assaults were first reported to authorities on 2/21. The female caller told dispatch that the girl told her Burke had been performing oral sex in her private area. During a forensic interview at the First Witness Child Advocacy Center, the young victim teared up and told the interviewer that she “does not like talking about it.”
According to court documents, the victim explained that the sexual assault occurred at her home, in her bed, and it happened as many as five separate times.
The victim detailed to the forensic interviewer that Burke had also touched her genital area on several occasions.
It states a 7 year old, who was known to Burke, told her mother that Burke assaulted her.
The alleged assault reportedly happened in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
The newspaper reported a warrant was issued for Burke's arrest on June 8. The report states Burke waived extradition to Minnesota on Friday after he was arrested in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
Burke was a star football player for Northwestern High School. He then played for Wisconsin Badgers from 1995-98.
Burk was inducted into the University of Wisconsin's Athletic Hall of Fame last year.
He also played for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL.
At 44 I doubt this was his first time......
https://www.fox21online.com/2021/06/14/ ... al-sexual-
assault-of-a-child/
Badgers hall of famer accused of child sexual assault
A former Wisconsin Badgers football player and recent UW Hall of Fame inductee is facing a child sexual assault charge. Tom Burke, 44, of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was arraigned on one count of first-degree criminal sexual assault.
The alleged sexual assaults were first reported to authorities on 2/21. The female caller told dispatch that the girl told her Burke had been performing oral sex in her private area. During a forensic interview at the First Witness Child Advocacy Center, the young victim teared up and told the interviewer that she “does not like talking about it.”
According to court documents, the victim explained that the sexual assault occurred at her home, in her bed, and it happened as many as five separate times.
The victim detailed to the forensic interviewer that Burke had also touched her genital area on several occasions.
It states a 7 year old, who was known to Burke, told her mother that Burke assaulted her.
The alleged assault reportedly happened in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
The newspaper reported a warrant was issued for Burke's arrest on June 8. The report states Burke waived extradition to Minnesota on Friday after he was arrested in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
Burke was a star football player for Northwestern High School. He then played for Wisconsin Badgers from 1995-98.
Burk was inducted into the University of Wisconsin's Athletic Hall of Fame last year.
He also played for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL.
At 44 I doubt this was his first time......