A Two Rivers man arrested for preying on young girls from the community can’t find a lawyer.
44-year-old Matthew Rausch was set for an adjourned initial appearance on Monday (November 9th) as he has been charged with two counts of Grooming a Child for Sexual Activity and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
This comes after Rausch’s first initial appearance was adjourned after he was still without legal representation.
It was revealed in court that the 44-year-old was denied legal representation through the Public Defender program and has since applied for Court Appointed Counsel, but no one has been appointed to represent him.
Rausch’s hearing was again adjourned until he receives a lawyer.
Rausch was arrested after it was learned he was using images of young boys, some of which he took at a nearby park, to pose as a minor on social media and target girls under the age of 18.
Two of Rausch’s victims are said to be local children, although it is believed there are more victims, and additional charges may come as a result.
He returns to court on Monday (November 16th).
