Eagan Teen Pleads Guilty to Burglary, Sexual Assault

An Eagan teenager pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from a series of incidents in which he stalked three teenage girls, sexually assaulted one girl, burglarized three homes and stole underwear from the girls. 

, 18-year-old William Donald Maloney pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary, first-degree attempted burglary, first-degree burglary with a sexual assault and fourth-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct.

Maloney's crimes spanned from June 2010 to Sept. 2011, when he was 16- and 17-years-old. 

Using the rules of extended juvenile jursidiction, Dakota County Juvenile Court Judge Kathryn Messerich sentenced Maloney to an adult prison sentence of almost 8.5 years, but stayed the execution of the sentence. 

However, Messerich did order Maloney to be placed into the in-patient sex offender treatment program at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Red Wing.

“We are pleased to hold this offender accountable for these serious crimes and we hope he receives the treatment he needs to avoid this type of predatory behavior in the future," Dakota County Attorney James Backstom said in a statement released after the sentence.

Maloney will be on probation the the Dakota County Community Corrections for an undisclosed period of time. 

Maloney was also ordered to pay restitution for the damage he caused to the Eagan homes.