Milwaukee Man Charged with Battery and Sexual Assault; Case Undecided
Angel Garcia-Santibanez faces charges including substantial battery and repeated sexual assault of a child; he has not been tried, and the case remains undecided.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 5:45 p.m. ET
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Aug 20, 2026, 5:50 p.m. ET
Milwaukee Man Charged with Battery and Sexual Assault of Child
Angel Garcia-Santibanez has been charged with substantial battery, repeated sexual assault of the same child, child enticement, and sexual assault of a student by school staff, according to CBS 58. The charges are only allegations; the case has not been decided, and Garcia-Santibanez is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The charges stem from allegations that Garcia-Santibanez struck a victim in the back of the head, causing loss of consciousness, and continued punching and kicking while the victim was on the ground, as reported by CBS 58. Prosecutors also alleged he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old student while he was a teacher at Salam School beginning in 2012, according to CBS 58.
Sentencing has not yet been scheduled. The statutory maximum penalties range from up to 3 1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine to up to 71 years in prison, according to conflicting reports from CBS 58.
Aug 20, 2026, 5:45 p.m. ETFirst report
Milwaukee Man Charged with Battery and Sexual Assault of Child
Angel Garcia-Santibanez, 24, has been charged with substantial battery, repeated sexual assault of the same child, child enticement, and sexual assault of a student by school staff, according to a report by CBS 58. The charges stem from an incident outside Beto's Pizza on Milwaukee's South Side and allegations involving a former student at Salam School.
CBS 58 reports that the government alleges Garcia-Santibanez struck Rauch in the back of the head, causing him to lose consciousness, and continued punching and kicking him while he was on the ground. In a separate report, CBS 58 says prosecutors allege he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old student while he was a teacher at Salam School beginning in 2012. The accounts differ on the specifics of the alleged conduct.
Garcia-Santibanez and Mahmoud Saed are named as defendants in the case, according to CBS 58. The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating. The charges are at the charging stage, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The statutory maximum penalty is reported inconsistently: CBS 58 reports up to 3 1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, while another CBS 58 report says up to 71 years in prison. The cause of the alleged conduct has not been determined, and the investigation is ongoing.
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