SAINT LOUIS COUNTY - (Northern News Now) - A Saint Louis County jury found Michael Alvin Wesala, 43, guilty of two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Second Degree on Tuesday, announced St. Louis County Attorney Kim Maki.

During trial, it was proven that Wesala sexually touched a 14-year-old minor child on multiple occasions in his Buhl home between September 2016 and January 2017. The verdict was delivered following a jury trial before the Honorable Bhupesh Pattni.

The sexual assaults were first reported to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office by the victim’s mother, but the investigation was conducted by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office because the offenses occurred in Buhl. Charges were filed by the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office on September 6, 2019, with Wesala making

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