FROM PAGE 1 (least serious), with Trafficking of a Child a Class C felony in state law, the other charge faced by Ottinger a Class H felony.

Ottinger’s most recent conviction as listed on the Wisconsin Court Access website is for Operating While Suspended, a non-criminal traffic charge resulting in monetary forfeiture only. Scoville Sr., meanwhile, has a much longer dossier than Ottinger in relation to the case that resulted in the pair’s April 7 arrest, after warrants were previously issued for the two on March 24.

As to the court charges stemming from his April 7 arrest, Scoville Sr. of 3563 Stuve Road in Humbird, Wisconsin, had over 32 case-related counts listed at the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Website as of Sunday, April 11. All but one of the charges faced by Scoville Sr., is a felony under Wisconsin state law, the lone exception being a Class A misdemeanor 940.19(1) Misdemeanor Battery. The highest charge in terms of severity that Scoville Sr. faces is 2nd Degree Sexual Assault, a Class C felony. Scoville’s most recent conviction as listed at Wisconsin Court Access is for 346.63(1)(am) Operate with Restricted Controlled Substance, a non-criminal offense resulting only in monetary forfeiture.

As to specific felony charges stemming from the present case, meanwhile, Scoville Sr. is currently charged with nine counts of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault, three counts of Human Trafficking, one count of Attempted Human Trafficking, seven counts of Administer Dangerous or Stupefying Drug, three counts of 3rd degree Sexual Assault, two counts of False Imprisonment, and six counts of Maintain Drug Trafficking Place.

A total of six victims are listed by their initials in the charges, with 2nd-degree sexual assault considered greater than 3rd-degree sexual assault as to severity and consequences within state law.

Scoville Sr. was listed as being eligible for Public Defender representation at his initial appearance April 8, while Ottinger faces 46 years of maximum imprisonment if convicted on both charges if the sentences are served in succession to one another, along with a potential for $110,000 in fines imposed and years of probation. Scoville Sr. and Ottinger both remain held at present in the Eau Claire County Jail.