A former Wisconsin prosecutor accused of rampant sexual harassment has agreed to plead no contest to six ethics violations.
The state Office of Lawyer Regulation filed a complaint against former Calumet County District Ken Kratz in November alleging 11 breaches of state Supreme Court attorney conduct rules. The complaint alleges Katz solicited a domestic abuse victim, had sex with a woman he prosecuted and made sexual remarks to other women, and asked the court to suspend his law license.
A hearing is set for Tuesday.
Office of Lawyer Regulation attorney Tom Basting agreed to drop five counts including two connected to the sexual assault allegations that he dropped Friday. Kratz agreed to plead no contest to the remaining six counts.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The agency that oversees Wisconsin lawyers has dropped three misconduct counts against a former prosecutor accused of rampant sexual harassment.
The Office of Lawyer Regulation has filed 11 misconduct counts against Ken Kratz. He could lose his law license for six months.
OLR attorney Tom Basting told case referee Robert E. Kinney Thursday the department won't pursue a count accusing Kratz of creating a conflict of interest by pursing a relationship with woman while he was prosecuting her ex-boyfriend for domestic abuse. The agency also won't pursue two counts accusing Kratz of soliciting another woman seeking his help with a pardon.
Kratz has argued he removed himself from the domestic abuse prosecution and the woman seeking a pardon lied.
