STATE v. AMBROSE

No. 94-3391-CR.

196 Wis.2d 768 (1995)

540 N.W.2d 208

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Kerry N. AMBROSE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Steven L. Miller of Miller & Miller of Green Bay and orally argued by Donald R. Zuidmulder of Zuidmulder, Appel & Gammeltoft, S.C. of Green Bay.

On behalf of plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of and orally argued by Marguerite M. Moeller, assistant attorney general, of Madison.

On behalf of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, an amicus curiae brief was filed and the cause orally argued by Laura Amundson and Bruce Meredith of Madison.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


LaROCQUE, J.

Kerry Ambrose appeals a judgment of conviction for seven counts of sexual exploitation by a therapist, contrary to § 940.22, STATS., and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. The statute prohibits sexual contact by one who practices or purports to practice "psychotherapy" in a "professional relationship."1 The jury found that Ambrose, the seventeen-year-old victim's high school teacher, had consensual...

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