Cardenas Jr. back in court for a restitution hearing.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
May 16, 2023
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Ruben Cardenas Jr., 50, a retired Milwaukee police officer is expected back in court for a restitution hearing. Cardenas Jr. pleaded guilty on March 16, 2023 and in a plea agreement, a felony charge for 2nd-degree sexual assault of a child was dismissed, but read on the record. Cardenas Jr. was sentenced to 8 years in prison with 5 years incarceration and 3 years of extended supervision. He is currently at the Dodge Correctional Institute in Waupun, Wisconsin.
Cardenas Jr. was convicted for sexually assaulting an 13-year-old girl while she slept. Cardenas Jr. and the mother of the girl were out for the evening and when they came back home, he went to the girls room and assaulted her. She immediately contacted a friend and her father including family members and told them that Cardenas Jr. had sexually assaulted her while she slept, but woke up when he penetrated her vagina with his finger.
According to criminal complaint, Cardenas Jr. walked into the 13-year-old girl's bedroom while she was sleeping in bed and proceeded to lower her shorts and underwear. Cardenas Jr. then penetrated her vagina with his finger and began to rub the outside of her vagina as well. She finched her body and immediately Cardenas Jr. removed his hand and exited the bedroom.
Cardenas Jr. was a 26-year and 5 months veteran with the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD). He started as a Milwaukee police officer on December 1995 and was assigned to the Milwaukee Police Department Southeastern Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center (MPD Intelligence Fusion Center) in June 2004. In 2011, Cardenas Jr. became a senior intelligence analyst and in March 2016, he became an intelligence officer at MPD.
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