Grand Meadow man sentenced to 7.5 years in juvenile molestation case
Robert Stehlik (Credit: Mower County Jail)
(ABC 6 News) – A Grand Meadow man was sentenced to 90 months, or 7.5 years, after pleading guilty to a charge of 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 15-year-old.
Robert Lee Stehlik, formerly of Grand Meadow, took an Alford plea deal and pleaded guilty to one charge of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old between 2022 and 2023.
According to court documents, Stehlik, 50, was accused of molesting the juvenile more than 30 times since June 2022.
Stehlik was originally scheduled for sentencing Aug. 4. However, he appeared in Mower County Court Thursday, July 27, after the state requested an earlier sentence based on threats other Mower County jail inmates made against Stehlik.
“Mr. Stehlik is currently housed in segregation for his safety based on the charges in this case,” according to the expedited sentencing request attorney Paul R. Spyhalski made. “He is unable to participate in any programming based on threats made against him by other inmates. … As such, I am asking that his hearing be expedited as much as possible as the work sheet confirms a 90-month executed sentence.”
According to online court records, Stehlik will serve 10 years’ probation following his prison sentence.
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(ABC 6 News) – UPDATE: Robert Lee Stehlik, formerly of Grand Meadow, pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old between 2022 and 2023 in Mower County Court Monday, March 6.
Stehlik is scheduled to stand trial on the charges on May 22, 2023.
According to court documents, Robert Lee Stehlik, 50, is accused of molesting the juvenile more than 30 times since June 2022.
He remains in the Mower County Jail on $250,000 bail.
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(ABC 6 News) – A man who formerly lived in Grand Meadow appeared in Mower County Court Tuesday on four charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old between 2022 and 2023.
According to court documents, Robert Lee Stehlik, 50, is accused of molesting the juvenile more than 30 times since June 2022.
Stehlik faces two counts of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct — all felony charges.
According to court documents, he was arrested at the Quality Inn in Grand Meadow on Feb. 17.
Stehlik’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 6, 2023. He is currently held on $250,000 bail without conditions, or $50,000 bail with conditions.