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Eau Claire (WQOW) - One of the alleged sexual assault victims of Thomas West attended the Altoona day care center where West worked.
West
was charged Thursday with sexually assaulting two young boys. A woman
told police her 4-year-old son said West had touched him perhaps 100
times while he was going to the bathroom.
Investigators say West admitted touching boys' genitals in the bathroom to make sure they
stayed dry. A friend told investigators West loved children and he
would trust him with his own kids. But that friend then asked his 6-year-old son if anything had ever happened. He says the boy
revealed that one night West had crawled into bed with him and touched
him inappropriately. The boy said West tricked him into promising not
to tell. The boy also told his father he did not want to go to jail.
West's bond was set at $20,000.
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Eau Claire County (WQOW) - A former child care employee charged with child porn, now faces charges of sexual assault.
Thomas West was charged earlier this week for having child pornography. West, a former employee at the Altoona Family Child Care Center, was in court Thursday morning. The criminal complaint was amended to include two counts of sexual assault.
Bond was set at $20,000. West will be back in court on June 26th. WQOW News 18 had a reporter in court and will have more on Live at Five.
