8-14 Waupun Man Sentenced For Child Pornography

A Waupun man accused of using the internet to try to have sex with a 14 year old girl pleaded no contest to amended charges Tuesday in Dodge County Circuit Court and was sentenced to time he already served in jail.  25 year old Zachary Tenpas pleaded no contest to a charge of attempted third degree sexual assault.  Tenpas was charged with using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.  Three counts of bail jumping were dismissed and read into the record.  Dodge County Circuit Court Judge Steven Bauer handed down a withheld sentence of 5 years probation.  A condition of that sentence was 270 days in jail, which Tenpas has already served.  He must also undergo sex offender counseling, and he cannot use any device that can access the internet or social media websites without the permission of his agent.  According to a criminal complaint, Tenpas tried to become friends with a 14 year old girl over a social media website and sent her a message.  The girl told her father.  Later, the father logged onto the site posing as his daughter, where Tenpas allegedly set up a meeting to have sex with her.  Tenpas was arrested by authorities when he arrived at the agreed-upon meeting location.