Sunday, March 31, 2024

Francisco Salazar, Owner Of El Cabrito Restaurant Pled No Contest To Felony Neglecting A Child (Bodily Harm), Doing Huber At HOC In Franklin

Salazar pled no contest to one felony count for neglecting child causing bodily harm, according to court records.

By H. Nelson Goodson 
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 31, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Francisco Salazar, 51, the owner of El Cabrito Restaurant in the Southside of Milwaukee pled no contest (technically a guilty plea without admission of guilt or defense) to one felony count of neglecting a child causing bodily harm on September 20, 2023 and on November 11, 2023 was sentenced to 3 years and 5 months in prison. The sentence was stayed to 3 years probation and Salazar was ordered to report to the House of Corrections (HOC) in Franklin on December 6, 2023 for a 9 months Huber release for work program, but must return to the HOC each night until he finishes his 9 months Huber.

According to Milwaukee police, on June 2, 2021, Salazar was charged with one felony count for 1st-degree child sexual assault-person under 12, but in a plea agreement of no contest, Salazar pleaded to a reduced one felony count of neglecting child causing harm, according to court records. Salazar's plea agreement kept him from becoming a convicted child sex offender and from registering as a child sex offender.

Salazar is prohibited from unsupervised visits with anyone un 18 unless a family member, must not contact the victim and her mother, must not contact St. Adalbert Parish, according to conditions set during sentencing.

Salazar's case was crossed reference to three other felony cases that include Shakita S. Carter, 34, who pled guilty and was sentenced to 6 years in prison with 3 years in prison and 3 years probation on August 3, 2022 for benefit of human trafficking (felony). Carter also pled guilty to felony intimidation of a witness and was sentenced on August 3, 2022 to 6 years in prison with 3 years in prison and 3 years probation.

Also, the case of James N. Carter lll, 47, who was convicted and sentenced to 60 months in prison with 30 months in prison and 30 months probation on September 27, 2021 for substantial battery-intent bodily harm, party to a crime (felony).

On May 16, 2023, Salazar testified at the City of Milwaukee Licenses Committee for El Cabrito Restaurant food dealer and food peddler renewal license application that the police report was false in regards to being charged with 1st-degree child sexual assault-person under 12 and according to his interpreter that he pleaded not guilty in the criminal case. The Licenses Committee on recommendation by Alderman Jóse G. Pérez recommended food license approval with a warning letter on filed, and the matter to remain open, since Salazar hadn't been adjudicated (found guilty). (Prevailed 5-0)


Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)

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