Former Oneida County deputy charged with sexual assault in Dane County

MADISON, Wis. — A former Oneida County deputy has been formally charged with sexually assaulting another law enforcement officer in Dane County.

Lee Lech, 45, was charged Thursday with second-degree sexual assault and attempted second-degree sexual assault, according to WSAW. Online court records list the offense date as Oct. 18, 2011. The alleged assault occurred at a Madison hotel, records show.

The sexual assault was reported to Madison police by the alleged victim in November 2016, according to WSAW. The woman said she was in shock and disbelief following the alleged incident.

According to court documents, the two were in Madison for training.

The alleged victim said Lech asked to come to her room to get Alka-Seltzer, but then didn’t leave. Court documents said Lech then sexually assaulted victim. The alleged victim said she had injuries from the incident weeks later.

Lech resigned from the department in September 2014 and was hired part-time by the Clark County Sheriff’s Department in November 2014, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Clark County Chief Deputy James Hirsch told WSAW Lech resigned from their department in May 2016.

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