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There was one less registered sex offender living in Wood County in the week ending Sept. 17 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 296 sex offenders registered in Wood County in the week ending Sept. 17, compared to 297 the week before.

The Registry shows 283 of these sex offenders are White.

Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than White Americans to be given lengthy prison terms after being found guilty of sexual assault offenses. Between 2006 and 2017, sentencing for sexual abuse convictions among Black people increased by 1,330.47%, while sentences for White people fell by 8.66%.

Wisconsin, which ranks eighth for the overall number of sex offenders, ranks fifth for sex offenders per 100,000 residents.

A total of 767,023 people were listed on state sex offender registries as of April 2022. This is approximately a two percent decrease from 2021.

Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Wisconsin can be found online here.

Offender	Race	Crime
Adam Mildenberger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Adam Nelson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Adrian Corral	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Alex D. Taylor	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Alex Robert Kundert	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault, recklessly subject an individual at risk to abuse-cause or likely to cause bodily harm
Allan Alexander	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Andrew C. Hodge	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Andrew L. Guenther	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Antonio J. Chavez	White	Burglary - building or dwelling, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Arturo Estrada	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Benjamin L. Abshere	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Benjamin Oldenburg	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Bernard T. Benkowski	White	False imprisonment, second-degree sexual assault
Blake D. Neuenfeldt	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Bradley A. Brown	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Bradley T. Israel	White	Possession of child pornography
Brandon D. Young	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault, false imprisonment
Brennan W. Jackson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Bret A. Schafer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brett J. Hasbrouck	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Brian A. Cavanaugh	White	Attempt child molestation
Brian T. Mcdowell	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Brian Wulf	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Carlos E. Sanchez	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Carlos G. Comas	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Chad Giesen	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Chang Khang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Charles Bennett	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Charlie P. Martin	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Chase R. Morley	White	Possession of child pornography
Chris L. Redfield	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, child enticement
Christopher D. Sleeter	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Christopher E. Seliskar	White	Attempt under 16 years of age
Christopher G. Worsham	White	Statutory rape 2nd degree
Christopher J. Hoffmann	White	Child enticement
Christopher J. Norton	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Christopher J. Smazal	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Christopher P. Vicker	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Christopher S. Smith	White	Child enticement
Clyde Sidebottom	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Cody A. York	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Colton J. Rehberg	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Colton S. Ziemendorf	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Corday R. Alarie	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Corey D. Mcdaniels	Black	Rape 1st degree attempt
Corey D. Sprouse	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Corey James Scheunemann	White	Child enticement
Cory L. Retzke	White	Possession of child pornography
Cory R. Wille	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Courtney R. Brockman	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Coy S. Schwinn	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Craig A. Papineau	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Curtis T. Johnson	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Dale F. Wojcik	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dale S. Wunrow	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Damaion J. Wilhelmi	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Damian M. Willcome	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel A. Volkey	White	Possession of child pornography
Daniel Blasel	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Daniel C. Burge	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Daniel J. Holewinski	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Daniel K. Rogers	Black	Second-degree sexual assault
Daniel N. Linzmeier	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Darin M. Clussman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David A. Downing	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
David C. Schmidt	White	Possession of child pornography
David J. Sr Oliver	White	Sexual assault
David Johnson	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
David L. Syring	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
David N. Gumz	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Davis Chang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Third-degree sexual assault
Delvin L. Hightower	Black	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Dennis Mccoy	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Dennis Newman	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Dennis Wieglein	White	First-degree sexual assault, not guilty by reason of mental disease
Dereck M. Simonsmeier	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Derrick J. Withers	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Devon Parkinson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dillon Durand Summerlin	White	Online solicitation of a minor sexual conduct
Dirk A. Breeden	White	Third-degree sexual assault, indecency with a child sexual contact
Domingo S. Hernandez	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Donald A. Janick	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Donald J. Brost	White	Child molestation 1st degree
Donald J. Dexter	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Douglas K. Lemay	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, exposing a child to harmful materials
Douglas R. Sheffer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Douglas S. Dhein	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Drew S. Sweeney	White	Possession of child pornography
Dustin A. Cummings	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dustin M. Yoss	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dwayne E. Johnson	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dywan O. Coleman	Black	Second-degree sexual assault
Edina R. Lager	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Edward L. Blakeslee	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Edward S. Wilkins	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Edwin R. Grys	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Eric Brandl	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Eric S. Covert	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Ervey Duran	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Eugene M. Gates	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Frank E. Hiserman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Frankie Johnn Moeller	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gavin J. Hesso	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Gavin L. Tallman-Christianson	White	Possession of child pornography
George J. Bidwell	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
George L. Fellowes	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gerald A. Dampier	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Gerald L. Gleisner	White	Second-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gordon C. Collins	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Grant Howell	White	Gross sexual imposition
Gregory J. Shookman	White	Possession of child pornography
Gregory J. Soppe	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Harry Thompson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Henry E. Powell	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Ian Hoyle	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Igor George Zinyak	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse under 5 years old victim
Inteus N. Garza	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jacalyn Nicholson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jacob A. Stanley	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, fourth-degree sexual assault, contributing to truancy, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
James A. Holland	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James A. Powers	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
James J. Adney	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James J. Osowski	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James N. Gwiazda	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James P. Flees	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James P. Johnson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
James R. Heil	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jared R. Luedtke	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Jason A. Scheel	White	Child enticement
Jason Jones	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason M. Gerdes	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason N. Golomski	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason W. Haupt	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Jeffrey A. Gollhardt	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jeffrey A. Hardesty	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey A. Schuette	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremiah H. Gray	White	Child enticement
Jeremiah J. Luttrell	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy C. Cofer	White	Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree
Jeremy Carl Stangl	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography
Jeremy J. Alft	White	Use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
Jeremy J. Haupt	White	Possession of child pornography
Jerome J. Luedtke	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jerry E. Mcgill	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jesse L. Scheide	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jesse Plawman	White	Causing a child to expose her pubic area
Jessie J. Erdman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John A. Luczak	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
John Brookhart	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John Kraetsch	White	Second-degree sexual assault
John R. Bennett	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John S. A. Barber	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
John V. Roesch	White	Aggravated sexual assault
John W. Haskins	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph A. Elliston-Stewart	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Joseph B. Wright	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph Lewis Butler	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Joseph T. Karis	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Joseph Wirkus	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Joshua A. Myer	White	Possession of child pornography
Joshua A. Reinwand	White	Possession of child pornography
Joshua D. Sherwood	White	Possession of child pornography
Joshua J. Steward	White	Possession of child pornography
Joshua James Spice	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Justice James Johnson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Justin A. Hahn	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Justin Hetzel	White	Child enticement
Justin J. West	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Justin P. Wirkuty	White	1st degree sodomy
Kendell J. Gaetz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth E. Williamsen	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Kenneth W. Perren	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenny L. Hainzlsperger	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Kyle D. Schroeder	White	Capture an image of nudity
Kyle S. Steczynski	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Larry J. Arnold	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Larry J. Lorence	White	Possession of child pornography
Larry L. Meddaugh	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Larry R. Francis	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Lawrence E. Pflager	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Lee A. Oleson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Lee A. Rogalla	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Len Robison	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Levi Hogner	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault
Lloyd R. Kuehl	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Lucas Shawn Nuchols	White	Indecent liberty minor
Lynn E. Ives	White	Possession of child pornography
Mark Brandt	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Mark N. Hays	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark S. Rustad	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Mckee L. Zalabak	White	Possession of child pornography
Michael D. Nicholson	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Michael F. Peckham	White	Possession of child pornography
Michael J. Brownell	White	Attempt criminal sexual conduct 4th degree
Michael J. Knoll	White	Possession of child pornography
Michael J. Newman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael Jl Young	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael R. Salazar	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Michael S. Stachowiak	White	Possession of child pornography
Michael Terry Ross	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Michael Tyrolt	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Micheal G. Yeager	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Nicholas A. Komatz	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Nicholas J. Barrett	White	Sexual assault of a child
Nicholas R. Greuel	White	Possession of child pornography
Nicholas Shotliff	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Nicholas W. Trotter	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Patrick J. Kopf	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Patrick T. Roberts	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Paul A. Peterson	White	Sexual assault of a child, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Paul Hartig	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Peter Henry Wojcik	White	Indecency with child - sexual contact
Phillip J. Hall	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Randal S. Smith	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Randolph L. Johnson	White	First-degree sexual assault
Randy E. Mclellan	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Randy S. Bintz	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Remington Jon Nystrom	White	Causing mental harm to child
Richard C. Wicks	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard F. Beyer	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography
Richard G. Newby	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Richard Grube	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard M. Zellner	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Richard W. Kraus	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Rick S. Purdy	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Robert A. Bryant	White	Sexual misconduct with a minor
Robert A. Hainzlsperger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert A. Sr Graf	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert Bemowski	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Robert E. Webb	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Robert G. Van De Loo	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert H. Morey	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert L. Nystrom	White	Second-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault
Robert L. Ruiz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert L. Spreeman	White	Child enticement
Robert M. Dickerson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Robert Paff	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert R. Stanke	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert V. Cole	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robin R. Quinnell	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Rocky J. Shaw	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Rodney E. Wimmer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Roger Frischman	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Roger K. Zulka	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Ronald J. Nelson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Ronald R. Butler	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Rory A. Spears	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Ross A. Crowder	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Roy A. Fawley	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Rusty Neuman	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Ryan Rowe	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott A. Reading	White	Possession of child pornography
Scott Collins	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Scott M. Lee	White	Sexually violent person commitment, first-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott R. Grossman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott T. Taylor	White	Indecent exposure
Sergio Calderon-Rodriguez	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Seth J. Peterson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Shane A. Withers	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Shane J. Korslin	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Shaun Hodge	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Shawn J. Phillippi	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Shawn M. Northup	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Shawn M. Pedersen	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Spencer A. Mattson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven L. Stauber	White	Possession of child pornography
Steven W. Flewellen	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Teagan L. Wiskerchen	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Terence N. Dagdagan	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Terrance L. Cassel-Gebhardt	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas D. Wrzala	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Thomas J. Droste	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas M. Tracy	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy A. Christensen	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy A. Rohloff	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy A. Thurber	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Timothy L. Warner	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy P. Hafenbredl	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Timothy W. Jeffers	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Toua Khang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Travis B. Prescott	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Tre M. Hiserman-Heins	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Trell E. Waldron	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Trevor Q. Neitzel	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity, second-degree sexual assault of a child, child abuse-intentionally cause harm, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Troy D. Kowalk	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Tyler J. Halida	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Tyler J. Stargardt	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Vince C. Mcdaniel	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Wayne Terry	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Wesley R. Weaver	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
William Christianson	White	Lewd activity upon child under 14
William Downs	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, third-degree sexual assault
William M. Steckler	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
William P. Mcglothlin	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Zachary T. Dorr	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child