Sept. 2, 2026 9p
(WGTD)---The Wisconsin Crime Victims Board is being asked to intervene in the matter of a Kenosha woman who finds herself on both sides of the law.
The problem—says Jacqueline Niccolai and her attorney— is that Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis is taking a lead role in both cases at the same time.
Niccolai was charged by Solis with misdemeanors in a defamation case involving Solis' perceived political ally and blogger Kevin Mathewson.
In a second pending case, Niccolai is the alleged victim in a sexual assault and domestic violence case against her former husband.
Niccolai attorney Mackenzie Renner says she believes Solis’ involvement in both cases creates obvious conflicts, all exacerbated, she says, by alleged intertwined friendships between some of the individuals involved. “This is too convoluted,” Renner said. “This is wrong.”
Solis has refused to step away from either case.
In court Wednesday, Solis was handed a partial victory by Judge David Hughes, who researched the law and declined to disqualify Solis from prosecuting the sexual assault case.
But Hughes cited victim protection provisions under Marsy’s Law in coming up with an uncommon but not an unprecedented response to Renner’s concerns: Solis would be “screened out” of having direct contact with Niccolai as he goes about preparing to prosecute the sexual assault case. Victim-Witness specialists in Solis’ office would be responsible for having that contact.
If Solis would find the restrictions too burdensome, then he could hand off the case to an assistant, Hughes said.
While Solis had questions but did not contest Wednesday’s ruling, Renner said afterward that she’s already contacted the Crime Victims Board.
She’s asking the board to step in and set things straight.
A status hearing in the sexual assault case has been scheduled for October.
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