Guilty Plea Entered in Grand Meadow Child Sex Abuse Case

(Austin, MN) — An Austin man is awaiting sentencing in a child sexual abuse case. Fifty-year-old Robert Stehlik has entered a guilty plea to a second-degree criminal sexual charges. The former Grand Meadow man was accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl more than 30 times at a residence beginning in June of last year and into February of this year. The criminal complaint says Stehlik says the sexual activity ended after the victim told a friend and eventually her mother. He is required to register as a predatory offender for the remainder of his life.