Homeless suspect in custody on a $100,000 cash bond
Erald C. Weigand, 21, Oshkosh, is charged with repeated sexual assault of the same child, second-degree sexual assault of a child and using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.
Weigand allegedly communicated with a 13-year-old girl over Instagram and Snapchat.
According to the criminal complaint, he arranged a ride from Oshkosh to Waupaca to meet the girl on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 8.
He hid in the basement without the parents’ knowledge and allegedly had sexual intercourse with the girl multiple times.
He was arrested shortly after midnight on July 9.
Weigand, who is listed as homeless in court records, remains in Waupaca County jail on a $100,000 cash bond.
He faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of sexual assault of a child.