A
former police officer turned businessman accused of sexually assaulting
a boy is facing additional charges involving seven more children in
northwestern Wisconsin.
Authorities say 46-year-old Daniel Barber
preyed on children in his care, sometimes using Craigslist and Facebook
to connect with parents in need of baby sitters. St. Croix County
Sheriff John Shilts says Barber appeared to be "a knight in shining
armor," sometimes stepping in to care for children of single parents
experiencing financial difficulties.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press
says the North Hudson man was charged in February with sexually
assaulting a 6-year-old boy and possessing child pornography. The new
charges filed this week date back to 2004 and allege the abuse of seven
more boys, including two toddlers.
Barber's attorney, Mark Gherty, declined to comment on the additional charges.
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