Sentencing date set for Rake man accused of sexual abuse

FOREST CITY — The sentencing date has been set for a Rake man accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse who last month entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors.

19-year-old Jaycob Guthart was charged last October with two counts of second-degree sexual abuse, each a Class B felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison, after authorities in a criminal complaint stated that Guthart allegedly admitted to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old female on two separate occasions in September or October of 2023.

Guthart was also charged last October with one count of third-degree sexual abuse, a Class C felony punishable by up to ten years in prison, after he allegedly assaulted a different victim in December 2023 while the victim was asleep.

As part of the plea agreements, Guthart has entered guilty pleas to one count of third-degree sexual abuse in the child sexual abuse case, and one count of assault with the intent to commit sexual abuse in the December 2023 case.

Guthart is scheduled to be sentenced on January 13th in Winnebago County District Court.