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Wigant pleads guilty to two counts of felony lascivious acts with child

MASON CITY – A man accused of sex offenses against a Clear Lake child pled guilty today and now awaits sentencing.

Daniel J. Wigant, age 25 of Clear Lake, faced four serious charges which were brought against him in August by Clear Lake police: Two counts of lascivious acts with a child and two counts of second degree sexual abuse. Wigant is accused of sexual contact with a female child just 4 years of age. He is accused of molesting the child on July 10 and again on July 16 of 2015.

Wigant initially entered a not guilty plea and is represented by public defender Susan Flander. He was to face a jury trial on November 17 and remained locked up in the county jail on “special status” on $70,000 cash-only bond.

Friday in court, a hearing was held and Wigant entered guilty pleas to two counts of lascivious acts with a child, both class C felonies. He had been offered that plea deal months ago but resisted taking it. He could face up to 10 years in prison on each count. Wigant will be sentenced on August 8 and will stay in jail until then.

The child victim’s mother told NIT Friday that “I hope he rots in hell for what he did to my child and that no other parents or child goes through this ever.”

A source close to the case tells NIT that as soon as Wigant got to jail he was moved to protective status because he “had a couple run in with guys at the jail…his first night there he got moved because the guys (found) out why he was there.”

However, it appears that the jail was not a safe place for Wigant, even on “special status”.

Wigant was assaulted earlier this year by John Daniel Murphy, who was charged with a felony for the attack. He later took a plea deal to a lesser charge of assault.

 

WIGANT, DANIEL J
WIGANT, DANIEL J
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