Darlington Man Pleads Guilty To Child Assault Charges

A man from Darlington has pleaded guilty to six sex crimes. 36 year old Elam Allgyer pleaded guilty in Lafayette County Circuit Court to first-degree sexual assault of a child, attempted first-degree sexual assault of a child, attempted second-degree sexual assault-use of force and three counts of another sex-related crime. A sentencing hearing has not been set. Lafayette County investigators learned last year that church elders had recently discovered that Allgyer and two other church members — 25 year old Elmer Stoltzfus of Cuba City, and 31 year old Benjamin Allgyer of Mineral Point — had committed sexual abuse years earlier. Each of the men met with law enforcement in July to discuss the assaults, most of which occurred when they were teenagers. Each man is accused of assaulting multiple victims whom they knew. Stoltzfus pleaded guilty earlier this month to two counts of repeated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of another sex-related crime. His sentencing hearing is set for May 5th. Benjamin Allgyer faces three counts of sexual assault of a child younger than 13, plus other sex-related crimes. He has pleaded not guilty. His next court hearing is set for February 26th.