Bartelme sentenced to 10 years for sexually related crimes

A Rhinelander man has been sentenced after being convicted on charges of sexually related computer crimes involving minors. The case against Thomas Bartelme, 43, goes back to July of 2022 when he was arrested and charged with one count of use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, a Class C felony, and attempting the sexual assault of a child under 16 years old, also a Class C felony.

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• By Ardith Carlton
• July 24, 2026