Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) – A Rochester man has admitted to sexually assaulting a child.
18-year-old Austin Anthony Russ was charged in April after Rochester Police investigated a report from a woman who told investigators that her young daughter had been sexually assaulted. According to the criminal complaint, the five-year-old girl told her parents that Russ had sexually assaulted her.
The court document says the parents confronted Russ about the sexual assault allegations on two occasions. It states that he initially denied assaulting the child, but later admitted to the allegation when he was confronted the second time.
According to the criminal complaint, Russ admitted to assaulting the child on two occasions in early April. He was charged with first and second-degree criminal sexual conduct…