Former UW-EC risk management director appears in court on child sexual abuse charge

Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
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Sep. 18—CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Chippewa Falls man who had been risk management director at UW-Eau Claire appeared in Chippewa County Court on Monday, ahead of his trial on charges of child sexual assault.

Tim Boehnen, 41, 116 W. Cedar St., was charged in 2020 in Chippewa County Court with two counts of first-degree child sexual assault. His trial is slated to begin Oct. 9 and is scheduled to last two weeks. Boehnen lived in Lake Hallie at the time of his arrest.

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