MILWAUKEE, March 28 (UPI) -- Wisconsin will not charge a district attorney who admitted sending suggestive sexual texts to a domestic violence victim, a state official said Monday.
After the victim, Stephanie L. Van Groll, 26, filed a complaint, Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth R. Kratz admitted sending the material and resigned in October, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday.
Four other women came forth alleging Kratz had committed similar misconduct.
Wisconsin Department of Justice spokesman Bill Cosh said authorities investigated whether Kratz could face criminal charges under statutes prohibiting sexual assault, misconduct in public office and premature disclosure of a search warrant.
"Our prosecutors have concluded that they cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed a specific violation of a criminal law," Cosh said.
Kratz, a Republican, had served as Calumet County's district attorney since 1992.
The Sentinel said it was revealed Sept. 15 he allegedly sent 30 text messages to Van Groll last fall while prosecuting her ex-boyfriend.
In one message, Kratz called Van Groll a "young, hot nymph." In another, he asked if she "likes secret contact with an older married elected DA."
Van Groll turned over the texts to Kaukauna police, who referred the matter to state justice officials.
Although the Office of Lawyer Regulation reviewed the case, it chose not to discipline Kratz.
