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Rockland man accused of repeated sexual assaults of pre-teen girl
A 71-year-old La Crosse County man is being accused of repeated sexual assaults of the same child over several years.
Daniel Puckhaber
Daniel Puckhaber of Rockland faces a possible 60-year prison term if he’s found guilty.
A 13-year-old girl told a counselor that Puckhaber is a friend of her mother, and that he would touch her private parts while they were watching movies at his house.
Puckhaber allegedly told the girl not to tell anyone “or something worse would happen,” according to the complaint.
The girl said she was 6 years old when the assaults began, but they ended about three years ago dating between January 2010 and December 2015, before she entered foster care.
Puckhaber has denied the charge, according to a criminal complaint.
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Roxane larson
November 28, 2019 at 7:28 pm
I know Dan and I know him quite well and he’s a Christian’s. All the friends they have they all talk very highly of him and his wife. Those who has known him for many years say he is a man they trusted always will their children. The children are all adults now and have children them selves. Those I’ve met say Dan is a loving man and a man that is a person who loves Jesus. Why someone who would say this has to be a liar and someone who has a big problem. My own friends say he’s a a man they are happy to call him a friend to the whole family. Any one who knows him say he would never hurt any children.
MVN
January 24, 2022 at 5:18 pm
Daniel is a pedophile. He has raped many children throughout his life. I was one of them. He was found guilty of the crime in this article on Dec. 7, 2021.
Amy
March 12, 2022 at 5:08 pm
I am a family member of his that no longer has anything to do with him because he abuses children!!! It is a fact!! Keep kids both boys and girls away from him he has done it to both sexes!!!!!
cheryl ellingson
April 8, 2022 at 4:58 am
he was finally found guilty and sent to prison for 29 years. he will die there. i hope he dies there. I am the mother of one of his victims.
Pamela
July 2, 2024 at 10:50 pm
I had some VERY scary experiences with this man. One of them occurred AT THE CHRISTIAN church he was a long time member of. I was so alone and vulnerable..the story’s he use to tell about all these famous musicians he worked with.When he cornered me in our CHURCH I knew I’m in a bad situation. I was so lucky. He had everyone fooled.I wAs afraid of him. I escaped only b/c I attempted suicide I WAS 14!!! After that I was hospitalized they knew I was telling the truth. This is VERY upsetting. I TRIED guys . I TRIED to prevent this from happing to anyone else . Somehow the agency handling my case dropped the ball. This should not have happened