March 05, 2019 at 08:09AM
Here are numbers to call in Manitowoc County if you spot suspicious activity or want to report a crime. Wochit
MANITOWOC - Eric J. Fisher, 29, is facing 11 felony charges for asking a teen for nude photos and trying to set up a meeting for sex, according to a criminal complaint.
Fisher, a former cheer coach with Galaxy All-Star Cheerleading in Manitowoc, was arrested Feb. 27 in a sting operation and appeared in court at the Manitowoc County Courthouse Monday for an initial appearance.
According to the criminal complaint, after he was arrested, Fisher told officers he knew his messages "were wrong both morally and legally" and that there may be other girls he coached to whom he sent inappropriate messages.
The criminal complaint states a Manitowoc Police Department School Resource Officer received information from a 15-year-old girl mid-February that Fisher was messaging her through Snapchat and asking her for nude photos and said a second girl, also 15 years old, had a similar experience with Fisher.
A detective from the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office took over the second 15-year-old girl's Snapchat account and started exchanging messages with Fisher, maintaining the illusion that Fisher was conversing with the 15-year-old girl.
Eric J. Fisher (Photo: Courtesy of Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
Throughout the investigation, Fisher sent numerous explicit photos and messages to the 15-year-old girl's account. In one message, sent Feb. 24, Fisher messaged, "Go be innocent, so I can corrupt you later."
The next day, Fisher replied to a message sent from the 15-year-old girl's account asking why he was into her. He messaged, "You're super cute, you actually care as well as appreciate me / age definitely sucks though ..."
Through the girl's account, Fisher arranged to meet at Red Arrow Park but was arrested when he showed up at the meeting spot.
Fisher now faces one felony charge of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, which is punishable by up to 40 years in prison, a $100,000 fine or both.
He is also charged with four counts of soliciting intimate representation from a minor and six counts of exposing a child to harmful material. Each count holds a possible punishment of up to 3½ years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.
According to the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office, the investigation remains ongoing and investigators are continuing to determine if additional victims or witnesses may have been involved. Anyone with more information is asked to call Detective Bret Oswald at 920-683-5011.
Have you or your child had an experience with Eric Fisher and would like to share? Email reporter Alisa Schafer at aschafer@gannett.com.
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Here are numbers to call in Manitowoc County if you spot suspicious activity or want to report a crime. Wochit
MANITOWOC - Eric J. Fisher, 29, is facing 11 felony charges for asking a teen for nude photos and trying to set up a meeting for sex, according to a criminal complaint.
Fisher, a former cheer coach with Galaxy All-Star Cheerleading in Manitowoc, was arrested Feb. 27 in a sting operation and appeared in court at the Manitowoc County Courthouse Monday for an initial appearance.
According to the criminal complaint, after he was arrested, Fisher told officers he knew his messages "were wrong both morally and legally" and that there may be other girls he coached to whom he sent inappropriate messages.
The criminal complaint states a Manitowoc Police Department School Resource Officer received information from a 15-year-old girl mid-February that Fisher was messaging her through Snapchat and asking her for nude photos and said a second girl, also 15 years old, had a similar experience with Fisher.
A detective from the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office took over the second 15-year-old girl's Snapchat account and started exchanging messages with Fisher, maintaining the illusion that Fisher was conversing with the 15-year-old girl.
Eric J. Fisher (Photo: Courtesy of Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
Throughout the investigation, Fisher sent numerous explicit photos and messages to the 15-year-old girl's account. In one message, sent Feb. 24, Fisher messaged, "Go be innocent, so I can corrupt you later."
The next day, Fisher replied to a message sent from the 15-year-old girl's account asking why he was into her. He messaged, "You're super cute, you actually care as well as appreciate me / age definitely sucks though ..."
Through the girl's account, Fisher arranged to meet at Red Arrow Park but was arrested when he showed up at the meeting spot.
Fisher now faces one felony charge of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, which is punishable by up to 40 years in prison, a $100,000 fine or both.
He is also charged with four counts of soliciting intimate representation from a minor and six counts of exposing a child to harmful material. Each count holds a possible punishment of up to 3½ years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.
According to the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office, the investigation remains ongoing and investigators are continuing to determine if additional victims or witnesses may have been involved. Anyone with more information is asked to call Detective Bret Oswald at 920-683-5011.
Have you or your child had an experience with Eric Fisher and would like to share? Email reporter Alisa Schafer at aschafer@gannett.com.
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