Arrested couple had sex in back seat of police car

A 33-year-old man and 29-year-old woman had sex in a squad car after being pulled over for drunken driving in Oconto County, Wisconsin. Travis Husnik of Luxemburg and Heather Basten of New Franken were being transported in August to the Oconto County Jail when they started having sex in a squad car. The deputy stopped the car, told Husnik to pull his pants back up, then put Husnik in the front seat. Husnik was charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour and disorderly conduct in connection to the Aug. 3 incident. The same charges were filed against Basten, who was driving the car which was stopped by a deputy just north of Gillett.



"What do I sentence a guy who has sex in squad car to?" asked County Circuit Court Judge Jay Conley during the recent sentencing in the case. "I'm getting to be pretty old guy and I've never seen that situation in my legal life. It's not like you have a lot of law school courses or training on what do you sentence a guy who has sex in a squad car to." Assistant District Attorney Robert Mraz said: "You would hope people would have more self-respect for themselves, and have a better character than to do this behaviour in the manner in which this defendant and his female friend did."

"This is kind of … it's a little disgusting to have another person watching (others) engage in sexual relations the way the defendant and his female companion did." "We're in complete agreement with the state that this was completely unacceptable behavior," said Husnik's attorney, Timothy O'Connell. Conley said because the case was "so unusual and so outlandish," he was pondering the sentence until he looked over Husnik's criminal history through court records. Conley said he found 19 convictions, with four felonies, including one for battery to law enforcement in Brown County, and three resisting or obstructing officer convictions.



"This is probably the least offensive thing that you did to law enforcement," Conley said. "At a minimum, the mildest word that I can think of, the most favourable word I can think of, is your conduct is completely disrespectful to the officer," he added. "The process of being arrested is supposed to be somewhat unpleasant ... and you end up having a tryst. Incredible." Husnik, a convicted felon with a lengthy charge sheet, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for lewd and lascivious conduct. Basten, who pleaded guilty to drunk driving and disorderly conduct, was sentenced to 48 days in custody and given fines and fees totalling $1,236.