A Kincaid man plead guilty today and will serve 9 years in prison for sexual assault of a teenager. Christopher J. Wessling plead guilty to 2 charges of criminal sexual assault of a victim between the ages of 13-17. According to Assistant States Attorney General Robert Alfred Hollinshead, the victim was a male who had been sexually assaulted for a period of time between August of 2016 and May of 2017. The incidents occurred at Kemmerer Village in Assumption. Originally Wessling had 11 different charges included. 9 of them were dropped as part of the plea deal. In the two charges that he plead guilty to include 5 years and 4 years consecutive with 3 years to life for parole. He already has served 351 days. According to Judge Christopher Matoush, Wessling will only serve 6 ½- 7 years if he is good out of the 9-year sentence. He will also have to register as a sex offender, give a DNA sample, pay fines, fees, and take a sexual assault assessment. He was remanded to Christian County Jail pending transportation to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
