Trial Underway for Former Restaurant Owner Accused by More Than 20 Women of Drugging Their Drinks

The trial is underway for a former Wisconsin restaurant owner accused of drugging women`s drinks.

THE AUGUST WEBER HAUS MAY BETHE AUGUST WEBER HAUS MAY BEGONE, BUT THE ALLEGATIONS OFTHE AUGUST WEBER HAUS MAY BEGONE, BUT THE ALLEGATIONS OFWHAT HAPPENEDGONE, BUT THE ALLEGATIONS OFWHAT HAPPENEDGONE, BUT THE ALLEGATIONS OFWHAT HAPPENEDTHERE REMAIN.WHAT HAPPENEDTHERE REMAIN.THERE REMAIN.'HE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME.''I THINK THAT I WAS DRUGGED BY'I THINK THAT I WAS DRUGGED BYHIM.''I THINK THAT I WAS DRUGGED BYHIM.''IM POSITIVE THAT WE WEREHIM.''IM POSITIVE THAT WE WEREHIM.''IM POSITIVE THAT WE WEREDRUGGED.''IM POSITIVE THAT WE WEREDRUGGED.'DRUGGED.'"SOMETHING HAPPENED."MORE THAN TWENTY WOMEN HAVE NOWMORE THAN TWENTY WOMEN HAVE NOWACCUSED JACOB BANAS OF DRUGGINGMORE THAN TWENTY WOMEN HAVE NOWACCUSED JACOB BANAS OF DRUGGINGAND,ACCUSED JACOB BANAS OF DRUGGINGAND,AND,AND,POSSIBLY, RAPING THEM.POSSIBLY, RAPING THEM.'ONE SMALL LIE HAS TURNED INTO'ONE SMALL LIE HAS TURNED INTOSMALL TOWN GOSSIP AND ITS GROWN'ONE SMALL LIE HAS TURNED INTOSMALL TOWN GOSSIP AND ITS GROWNINTO THIS.'SMALL TOWN GOSSIP AND ITS GROWNINTO THIS.'INTO THIS.'LONG BEFORE HE STARTED RUNNINGLONG BEFORE HE STARTED RUNNINGHIS PARENTS' WINE AND FONDUE BARLONG BEFORE HE STARTED RUNNINGHIS PARENTS' WINE AND FONDUE BARINHIS PARENTS' WINE AND FONDUE BARININDOWNTOWN CEDARBURG...DOWNTOWN CEDARBURG...BANAS WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SOCCERBANAS WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SOCCERBANAS WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SOCCERSTAR.BANAS WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SOCCERSTAR.HE GRADUATED FROM CEDARBURG HIGHSTAR.HE GRADUATED FROM CEDARBURG HIGHHE GRADUATED FROM CEDARBURG HIGHHE GRADUATED FROM CEDARBURG HIGHIN 1999... AND FOUR YEARS LATER,IN 1999... AND FOUR YEARS LATER,IN 1999... AND FOUR YEARS LATER,WAS CHARGED WITH RUNNING ANIN 1999... AND FOUR YEARS LATER,WAS CHARGED WITH RUNNING ANONLINE PROSTITUTIONWAS CHARGED WITH RUNNING ANONLINE PROSTITUTIONONLINE PROSTITUTIONONLINE PROSTITUTIONSCAM.SCAM.SCAM.A YEAR AFTER THAT, HE WASSCAM.A YEAR AFTER THAT, HE WASCONVICTED OF BLACKMAILING AA YEAR AFTER THAT, HE WASCONVICTED OF BLACKMAILING AA YEAR AFTER THAT, HE WASCONVICTED OF BLACKMAILING AMARRIED WOMAN WITHCONVICTED OF BLACKMAILING AMARRIED WOMAN WITHMARRIED WOMAN WITHA DRUNKEN SEX VIDEO.'DID YOU VICTIMIZE HER?''DID YOU VICTIMIZE HER?''YES.

I WAS AT FAULT HERE.''YES.

I WAS AT FAULT HERE.''AND YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR'AND YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FORTHAT.''AND YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FORTHAT.''CORRECT.'THAT.''CORRECT.'THAT.''CORRECT.'TEN MORE YEARS WOULD PASS BEFORE'CORRECT.'TEN MORE YEARS WOULD PASS BEFORETEN MORE YEARS WOULD PASS BEFORETEN MORE YEARS WOULD PASS BEFORETHE MOST SERIOUS ALLEGATIONSTEN MORE YEARS WOULD PASS BEFORETHE MOST SERIOUS ALLEGATIONSAGAINSTTHE MOST SERIOUS ALLEGATIONSAGAINSTTHE MOST SERIOUS ALLEGATIONSAGAINSTHIM BEGAN TO EMERGE...AGAINSTHIM BEGAN TO EMERGE...HIM BEGAN TO EMERGE...HIM BEGAN TO EMERGE...AND WORD SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE.AND WORD SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE.'IT'S A SMALL TOWN.

PEOPLE'IT'S A SMALL TOWN.

PEOPLETALK.'TALK.'"THIS IS ALL THE TALK IN"THIS IS ALL THE TALK INCEDARBURG, A RESTAURANT OWNER"THIS IS ALL THE TALK INCEDARBURG, A RESTAURANT OWNERTHERE BEINGCEDARBURG, A RESTAURANT OWNERTHERE BEINGTHERE BEINGTHERE BEINGINVESTIGATED FOR DRUGGING FEMALEINVESTIGATED FOR DRUGGING FEMALEINVESTIGATED FOR DRUGGING FEMALEPATRONS DRINKS..."PATRONS DRINKS..."PATRONS DRINKS..."IN 2014, CEDARBURG POLICE GOT AIN 2014, CEDARBURG POLICE GOT AIN 2014, CEDARBURG POLICE GOT AWARRANT TO SEARCH AUGUST WEBERIN 2014, CEDARBURG POLICE GOT AWARRANT TO SEARCH AUGUST WEBERHAUS FORWARRANT TO SEARCH AUGUST WEBERHAUS FORWARRANT TO SEARCH AUGUST WEBERHAUS FOREVIDENCE THAT BANAS HAD DRUGGEDHAUS FOREVIDENCE THAT BANAS HAD DRUGGEDHAUS FOREVIDENCE THAT BANAS HAD DRUGGEDTHE DRINKS OF A HALF DOZENEVIDENCE THAT BANAS HAD DRUGGEDTHE DRINKS OF A HALF DOZENEVIDENCE THAT BANAS HAD DRUGGEDTHE DRINKS OF A HALF DOZENFEMALEEVIDENCE THAT BANAS HAD DRUGGEDTHE DRINKS OF A HALF DOZENFEMALECUSTOMERS.THE DRINKS OF A HALF DOZENFEMALECUSTOMERS.FEMALECUSTOMERS.FEMALECUSTOMERS.BUT TWO YEARS LATER, THE WARRANTCUSTOMERS.BUT TWO YEARS LATER, THE WARRANTBUT TWO YEARS LATER, THE WARRANTBUT TWO YEARS LATER, THE WARRANTHAD YET TO PRODUCE A SINGLEBUT TWO YEARS LATER, THE WARRANTHAD YET TO PRODUCE A SINGLECRIMINAL CHARGE.HAD YET TO PRODUCE A SINGLECRIMINAL CHARGE.CRIMINAL CHARGE.CRIMINAL CHARGE.'IF THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE THAT'IF THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE THAT'IF THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE THATI TRULY DID SOMETHING WRONG,'IF THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE THATI TRULY DID SOMETHING WRONG,THEREI TRULY DID SOMETHING WRONG,THERETHEREWOULDVE BEEN SOME CHARGES.'INSTEAD, BANAS SUED SIX OF HISINSTEAD, BANAS SUED SIX OF HISACCUSERS AND CRITICS FORINSTEAD, BANAS SUED SIX OF HISACCUSERS AND CRITICS FORDEFAMATION...ACCUSERS AND CRITICS FORDEFAMATION...DEFAMATION...THEN, SAT DOWN WITH THE FOX6THEN, SAT DOWN WITH THE FOX6INVESTIGATORS.INVESTIGATORS."IT'S JUST VERY HARD TO BELIEVE"IT'S JUST VERY HARD TO BELIEVETHAT ALL OF THESE WOMEN WOULD"IT'S JUST VERY HARD TO BELIEVETHAT ALL OF THESE WOMEN WOULDCOME FORWARD WITH ATHAT ALL OF THESE WOMEN WOULDCOME FORWARD WITH ACOME FORWARD WITH ACOME FORWARD WITH AMADE UP STORY."MADE UP STORY.""I AGREE.

I THINK SOME OF IT WAS"I AGREE.

I THINK SOME OF IT WASTO COVER UP THEIR OWN LIES."I AGREE.

I THINK SOME OF IT WASTO COVER UP THEIR OWN LIES.WHETHER IT BE TOTO COVER UP THEIR OWN LIES.WHETHER IT BE TOWHETHER IT BE TOTHEIR HUSBANDS OR BOYFRIENDS,YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH THEY DRANK."AFTER THAT INTERVIEW IN THE FALLAFTER THAT INTERVIEW IN THE FALLOF 2016, MORE THAN 800 PEOPLEAFTER THAT INTERVIEW IN THE FALLOF 2016, MORE THAN 800 PEOPLESIGNED AOF 2016, MORE THAN 800 PEOPLESIGNED ASIGNED APETITION TO REVOKE THERESTAURANT'S LIQUOR LICENSE.

INRESTAURANT'S LIQUOR LICENSE.

IN2017, THE CITY DID JUST THAT AND2017, THE CITY DID JUST THAT ANDTHE BUSINESS CLOSED.THE BUSINESS CLOSED.THE BUSINESS CLOSED.AND IN 2018, THE OZAUKEE COUNTYAND IN 2018, THE OZAUKEE COUNTYAND IN 2018, THE OZAUKEE COUNTYD-A CHARGED BANAS WITH ONE COUNTAND IN 2018, THE OZAUKEE COUNTYD-A CHARGED BANAS WITH ONE COUNTOFD-A CHARGED BANAS WITH ONE COUNTOFOFADMINISTERING A STUPEFYING DRUG.ADMINISTERING A STUPEFYING DRUG."I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO A DAY IN"I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO A DAY IN"I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO A DAY INCOURT.""I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO A DAY INCOURT."THAT DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.COURT."THAT DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.THAT DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.JACOB BANAS'S DEFAMATION LAWSUITJACOB BANAS'S DEFAMATION LAWSUITAGAINST SEVERAL OF HIS OUTSPOKENJACOB BANAS'S DEFAMATION LAWSUITAGAINST SEVERAL OF HIS OUTSPOKENCRITICSAGAINST SEVERAL OF HIS OUTSPOKENCRITICSCRITICSIS STILL PENDING HERE IN OZAUKEEIS STILL PENDING HERE IN OZAUKEECOUNTY.IS STILL PENDING HERE IN OZAUKEECOUNTY.THE NEXT COURT DATE IN THAT CASECOUNTY.THE NEXT COURT DATE IN THAT CASETHE NEXT COURT DATE IN THAT CASETHE NEXT COURT DATE IN THAT CASEIS SET FOR MARCH 23RD.IS SET FOR MARCH 23RD.IS SET FOR MARCH 23RD.MEANWHILE, THE CRIMINAL TRIAL ISMEANWHILE, THE CRIMINAL TRIAL ISMEANWHILE, THE CRIMINAL TRIAL ISEXPECTED TO EXTEND THROUGH ATEXPECTED TO EXTEND THROUGH ATEXPECTED TO EXTEND THROUGH ATLEAST WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THISEXPECTED TO EXTEND THROUGH ATLEAST WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THISWEEK.EXPECTED TO EXTEND THROUGH ATLEAST WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THISWEEK.LIVE OUTSIDE THE OZAUKEE COUNTYLEAST WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THISWEEK.LIVE OUTSIDE THE OZAUKEE COUNTYWEEK.LIVE OUTSIDE THE OZAUKEE COUNTYLIVE OUTSIDE THE OZAUKEE COUNTY