MADISON (WKOW) - A northern Wisconsin woman alerted authorities to potential misdeeds by Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Daniel Steffen years before Steffen was accused of videotaping sex with women he prosecuted.
Steffen, 50, was charged Friday with three counts of capturing an intimate representation. He will make his initial appearance in Polk County Court Feb. 16.
In August 2019, Steffen was charged in Dane County with misdemeanor attempted theft through false representation.
Authorities say Steffen attended a Wisconsin Department of Justice-sponsored conference in 2018 and submitted forms to be reimbursed for hotel nights. Court records show Steffen initially tried to receive reimbursement for two hotel nights when state rules allowed participants to be reimbursed for only one night. They also show Steffen altered a room reservation and credit card number after Steffen shared a room with Polk County Victim Witness Coordinator Belinda Cash, but both Steffen and C