(Kenosha County Sheriff)
According to court documents, last Friday, June 28, 2024, a Kenosha felon and convicted sexual assaulter, Carl Hohn, did something he should not have had the opportunity to do. Hohn, 62, of Kenosha, was allegedly watching an Indian Trail and Academy High School Baseball game from his apartment window – while naked. Hohn then asked a 15-year-old boy who was at the baseball game “Are you going to call me later?” The 15-year-old told police that he took this to be a sexual advance and an attempt to get him to come up into the apartment.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Many juveniles saw the naked man and were alarmed and uncomfortable. The man, in this author’s opinion, should have been charged with attempted child enticement under Wis. Stat. §§ 948.07. Child enticement is when someone attempts to cause any child who has not attained the age of 18 years to go into any vehicle, building, room, or secluded place with the intent to do any of the following:
(1) Having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with the child in violation of s. 948.02, 948.085, or 948.095.
(2) Causing the child to engage in prostitution.
(3) Exposing genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts to the child or causing the child to expose genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts in violation of s. 948.10.
(4) Recording the child engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
(5) Causing bodily or mental harm to the child.
(6) Giving or selling to the child a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of ch. 961.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Child enticement, however, is a class D Felony that allows a maximum sentence of 25 years. Seemingly, Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Samathers (D) didn’t want the convicted felon and sexual assaulter to face such a long sentence. Instead, on July 2, 2024, she charged him with disorderly conduct, lewd and lascivious behavior, and exposing genitals. The maximum sentence if convicted of all charges is less than three years in prison. You read that correctly – less than three years for seemly trying to hook up with a child while naked, the day after being found guilty of sexual assault. Smathers likely made this terrible decision becuase she had egg on her face.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
The day before, she had a fourth degree sexual assault case for the same defendant get an over-generous plea deal. The DA’s office recommended probation only. According to court documents, Hohn grabbed a man’s penis without his permission many times and asked to “suck [the] man’s dick” and harassed him over a long period of time and asked him to go to Club Icon with him. The man ended up being granted a four-year restraining order against Hohn.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
In this case, Smathers and the Kenosha DA’s office charged Hohn with only 4th Degree Sexual assault – a misdemeanor. She could have charged him with a additional counts. The DA’s office can’t go rogue, however, without the permission from the judge, in this case, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Gerad Dougvillo approved the radical deal putting a sexual predator back on the streets of our community. Universally, Judge Dougvillo is liked and does a great job, but this author must call balls and strikes. The judge should have rejected this plea deal that allowed this sick man to leave and go back to his home where he scarred so many children for life.
Some people can’t be trusted to live among us and need to be locked in cages. Carl Hohn is one of them. He belongs in a prison where he can’t entice children anymore. The longest he can be held captive in this cage? Three years, because of the bad leadership in this DA’s office. Like any organization, there are good prosecutors and bad ones. Many are good and have the community’s best interest at mind. Many are not. Certainly not the DA and Deputy DA who allow theses asinine plea deals. What will it take for our criminal justice system in Kenosha to get better? Fortunately, there will be an option on the next ballot who isn’t a soft-on-crime liberal. His name is Xavier Solis. If you want this garbage to stop, he could use a vote from all of us.
As for Hohn, he is holding on a $2,500 cash bail and Governor Tony Evers (D)’s DOC is considering whether or not to revoke his probation and send him to jail. The max would be 9 month minus any “good time.”
Hohn’s criminal career started in 1997 when he was charged of Felony Attempted Mayhem, Felony Aggravated Battery-Intend Substantial Bodily Harm, and Obstructing an officer. The Kenosha DA dismissed the obstructing and the more serious felony. According to a Kenosha News report at the time, Hohn beat his girlfriend so badly that she risked losing her eyesight. He beat the woman until the point where she became unconscious. She was taken to a Burlington hospital where she had broken bones on her right eye and her eyeball had to be reset or she would lose her vision. According to the complaint, Hohn struck the woman several times in her face and tried to gouge her eyes out. He plead guilty to Aggravated Battery and was sentenced to ten years in prison.
He is on a probation hold and is expected back in court on July 10, 2024 at 10:30am for a preliminary hearing. The DA’s office is likely to drop the felony and allow the predator to plead guilty to the misdemeanors and avoid jail time.
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Well for one thing it’s in question why he even got to live in Kenosha Gardens Appartments because this is state-run and they do a background check on people who live here. Usually the people that live here are dilabeled or are on suplimental government help. It’s clear that this man has psychological issues and is not mentally stable, wasn’t in past years, and apparently still isn’t! He should be incarcerated in a mental institution for life along with others I know not mentioned!
Yet another KUSD employee?? HA FIRST!
The joke never gets old. Kusd is full of pervs. The kusd baseball coaches were probably jerking off looking at the old crazy man.
Normally Straight White Male is a prolific commenter on stories like this. However, he has disappeared. He has been struggling with his deep seated desire to lay with a man. He is probably dealing with these repressed feelings. These feelings can really mess with an alpha male like him. I hope he works it out. We all know that he wants to.
https://youtu.be/6CzrYXcXweI?si=s49AOD91NU2Pv5Oa
Hey Joel. In the mood for some male genitalia today? You may have better luck hanging at Icon or perhaps a Kenosha County Dems meet up. You are sure to find some familiar faces there… 😉
I am not Joel, but thanks for the suggestions. Do you know the whereabouts of Straight White Male? Maybe you are him. You could be. If you are him, you are showing extreme cowardice in not using the name “Straight White Make” that you used so proudly before your deep desire to lay with a man was outed. It is ok. You know that you want to. That is why you, if you are SWM, is so tormented.
https://youtu.be/kzIzq5SOGbM?si=RlR_8iMlmP9V7Ldu
“Well, I’m not the world’s most masculine man. But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a man. And so is Lola”
I think you might be him… I’m just stating the fact that you have a better chance picking up guys somewhere else. Or maybe you like a challenge?
You are such a weirdo.
He does project his anti-gay feelings a bit too much for believability. But you shouldn’t out him… he seems a bit fragile.
He occupies a lot of space in your head … I think you might have a crush…speaking of space were you groomed by Kevin Spacey?
Unless there’s missing information, this article doesn’t make a lot of sense. The description of this man’s earlier crime (grabbing someone’s genitalia) is indeed 4th Degree S.A., anything higher requires actual intercourse. It’s not clear what else the DA’s office was supposed to charge him with. The maximum sentence is 9 months, but given his only other criminal charge up to that point was 1997, it’s very normal that he wasn’t given jail time.
In this most recent case, child enticement doesn’t fit. The language in the law is “causes or attempts to cause any child to go into any vehicle, building, room or secluded place.” The description of the offense here doesn’t match that description. It would be quite a stretch to say that the phrase “are you going to call me later” represents an attempt to cause him to go to a secluded place. That’d be an easy acquittal.
This man is clearly sick and should be punished for what he’s done, but the attempt to drag Smathers here seems misinformed. Every defense attorney I’ve spoken to has suggested that Smathers is overly aggressive in general, overcharges and always pursues maximum sentences. I don’t say that to credit her, I think that’s a *bad* thing and so did the aforementioned attorneys. It’s kind of a whirlwind seeing her then publicly criticized as going easy on people. Based on the article you wrote about Judge Gabriele, it seems like you’re familiar with a lot of local defense attorneys. I’d ask them about this, not just Smathers but also the idea that Kenosha throws softballs at criminal defendants for sex crimes on a regular basis. I think their answers would surprise you.
I posted the jury instructions. It fits.It goes to the victim’s frame of mind.
I’m not sure what jury instructions you’re referring to, but when prosecuting a crime the offender’s state of mind is what determines the crime. However, since we aren’t psychics and the defendant likely wont testify, all we have is the statement “Are you going to call me later?” This isn’t reasonably interpreted as an invitation to go anywhere. If he had said “Are you going to come inside?” that would be much better. Enticement just isn’t a great fit here.
Is this Alex Smathers ?
No. Smathers is ruining the life of someone I care about based on no evidence. It’s horrifying.
You always defend these incompetent soft on crime prosecutors
Couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, my interest in the matter stems from someone I care about being wrongfully prosecuted based on no evidence. I am deeply frustrated with the Kenosha DA’s office for pursuing the case despite the complete lack of evidence and all of the contradictory testimony, but I was told by more than a few attorneys that Kenosha’s general policy is “charge first, ask questions at trial” and that there was essentially no chance they’d drop the charges before trial, because it looks bad politically they’d rather just have the jury make that decision. Given the recent hit-piece about Smathers moving to dismiss a case, there is some truth to that, but political image shouldn’t be the basis for whether or not charges are brought to trial. It should be about the evidence.
The image painted by the recent articles is the opposite of my experience, and what every attorney I consulted had to say about it. On Smathers specifically, it was said that “she thinks everyone is guilty, and always moves for the max sentence. She’s very high and mighty about it.” That was every single attorney’s opinion about her, they were not fans. I’m not here to defend the DA’s office or any of their prosecutors against claims of them being “soft on crime.” It’s the opposite, I consider them responsible for ruining someone’s life on little to no evidentiary basis.
The DA office is corrupt and very political. Like they tried to send Mr. Rittenhouse to prison for the rest of his life to political reason. These democract prosecutors do not care about the Constitution. Look what the democrat prosecutors did to Trump
T. Claire Binger. Mega clown. 🤡
Rittenhouse is a twat
No one is paying attention to your trolling. Sorry! Better luck next time 😉
I can relate to your frustration as I also have a family member who was wrongly convicted in a case with no evidence. No investigation was done. The used the alleged victims statement to determine probable cause and the court commissioner gave him $75,000 bond. For our trial James Kraus was the ADA and he is a monster. I have written the Attorney General several times asking them to investigate the Kenosha DA’s office. It would be interesting to know how many innocent people get sent to prison from Kenosha County. Something has to change because what they are doing is wrong. My family member is in an appeal process so hopefully they can be released at some point.
Yes, similar situation. That’s why it’s strange to see these articles characterizing the DA’s office as going too easy on people. That just hasn’t been my experience. Attorneys in Milwaukee and Racine think Kenosha is a rough place to be charged with a crime. Especially if you’re innocent.
Mr. Solis needs to explain specifically what he would do to allocate the resources of the office. They are strained (and have been for 40 years) and, as such, much time is spent on cases that don’t need it and not enough on those that do. The police departments share some of the blame for not prioritizing law enforcement and using data driven analytics to identify and pursue the worst areas and offenders. Judges are also part of this mix. Nothing will happen unless someone gets people together to have these tough conversations.
If our DA’s office’s resources have been so “strained” for so many decades, how did Gravely justify blowing millions of dollars prosecuting Kyle Rittenhouse for purely political reasons? Go have your “tough conversations” with that jackass Gravely.
I agree with you 100%. Plus it is not the job of the job of the District Attorney to decide how much money he or she gets, it’s the legislatures’.
Exactly — but the DA has to decide how to use the resources provided.
I have a great start. Don’t spend hundreds of thousands, or maybe a million on a self defense case. Imagine how much money that would have freed up!
Fair enough — but that’s in the rear view mirror and only one case.
The point is that the DA’s office needs to do its job to pursue justice given their available resources. It’s not just the DA’s office. The circuit courts are swamped. There aren’t enough public defenders. Not enough interpreters. And so on. The key players need to come up with priorities which protect personal and community safety first. Ask the community what crimes it feels are most significant. Use the data to identify the most dangerous criminals in the community. Put the bite ON crime.
Wouldn’t cost more to make the correct charges instead of playing softball.
Carli McNeill another democract liberal made the decision to arrest Mr. Rittenhouse with murder. Then her and Gravely disappeared during the trial and left the case to T. Clair Binger. Bunch of liberal corrupt cowards trying to send an innocent person to prison for the rest of his life. Vote Red 2024
McNeill is incompetent. Rittenhouse is a stupid little boy. Get it straight
No racist or homophobic comments under the old white guy huh? U guys let me down this time.
We’re becoming insensitive to homo crimes bc of KUSD. Whites are always guilty anyways.
Prison or mental institution but NOT on the streets!!!!!
Kenosha is a mental institution…..
Will he be out in time to attend Pride Fest this weekend where what he did will be legal?
This revolting pig deserves capital punishment
We live in the Indian Trail subdivision near to this guy. There are MANY children who live in/near those apartments and in the homes surrounding that complex. If you could update this story as it develops, I know many of us would be appreciative. I’ve shared this story with our community. Thank you.
You can read about this next week Thursday in the Kenosha News.
Metropolitan associates will rent to anybody And they will keep anybody he threw a few years ago His stove top covers through a Mail door Trying to hit the manager. He is odd
I do believe anonymous is a person of color because everyone is a racist according to him.