Rapist gets 10 years

STEVENS POINT – Portage County District Attorney Cass Cousins announced that Andrew Ostrowski, 45, formerly residing in Stevens Point, will now be spending the next ten years in prison after having been convicted by a jury on February 13, 2025, of Substantial Battery and Second Degree Sexual Assault to his then live-in girlfriend.
Following his convictions at trial earlier this year, he was sentenced on May 13, 2025 by Judge Patricia Baker to sentences totaling ten years of initial confinement and eight years of extended supervision. Under Wisconsin’s Truth in Sentencing system, this means that Ostrowski will serve every single day of that term of initial confinement. Ostrowski is required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
At trial, the jury heard testimony from the victim about how Ostrowski repeatedly beat and strangled her into unconsciousness and sexually assaulted her at their residence for about twelve hours. She reported losing consciousness several times and being surprised upon regaining consciousness that she was still alive. She testified that she truly believed that Ostrowski was going to kill her. She escaped the residence when Ostrowski left for work. The victim’s identity is being withheld to protect her privacy.
District Attorney Cass Cousins stated: “I would like to first express my appreciation to the jury for their careful consideration of the facts surrounding this terribly violent episode. I also recognize the officers with the Stevens Point Police Department for their thorough investigation of these serious crimes and the compassion and concern they showed the victim at every point in the investigation. The Portage County District Attorney’s Office and every Portage County Law Enforcement Agency, aggressively investigates and prosecutes men who beat and/or sexually assault women.”