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There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Wood County in the week ending May 20 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 297 sex offenders registered in Wood County in the week ending May 20.

The Registry shows 285 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 ninth for the overall number of sex offenders, ranks fifth for sex offenders per 100,000 residents.

A total of 786,838 people were listed on state sex offender registries as of February 2023. This is about a 3% increase from 2022.

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
Adam R. Deranick	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Adrian Corral	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Alan P. Lebensorger	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity, child enticement
Alex D. Taylor	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Alex Robert Kundert	White	Recklessly subject an individual at risk to abuse-cause or likely to cause bodily harm, fourth-degree sexual assault
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	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, burglary - building or dwelling
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	Second-degree sexual assault, false imprisonment
Blake D. Neuenfeldt	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Bradley A. Brown	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
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
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 A. Robinson	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Chase R. Morley	White	Possession of child pornography
Chris L. Redfield	White	Child enticement, exposing a child to harmful materials
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 P. Chojnacki	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dale S. Wunrow	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dalton R. Smith	White	Child enticement, third-degree sexual assault
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 C. Burge	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Daniel J. Holewinski	White	Third-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 H. Yaeger	White	Child enticement
David J. Heiney	White	Third-degree sexual assault
David J. Sr Oliver	White	Sexual assault
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	Not guilty by reason of mental disease, first-degree sexual assault
Dereck M. Simonsmeier	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Derrick J. Withers	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Devon Parkinson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dirk A. Breeden	White	Indecency with a child sexual contact, third-degree sexual assault
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	Exposing a child to harmful materials, first-degree sexual assault of a child
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
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
Fitcedric Calvin	Black	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
Gary L. Dewilde	White	Sexual assault
Gavin J. Hesso	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Gavin L. Tallman-Christianson	White	Possession of child pornography
George J. Bidwell	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
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 of a child, second-degree sexual assault
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
Inteus N. Garza	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jacalyn Nicholson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jacob A. Stanley	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity, contributing to truancy, fourth-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
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 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. Dexter	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason A. Scheel	White	Child enticement
Jason Jones	White	Second-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
Jeffrey R. Friday	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jeremiah H. Gray	White	Child enticement
Jeremiah J. Luttrell	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy Carl Stangl	White	Possession of child pornography, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy J. Alft	White	Use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
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 M. Middleton	White	Third-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 J. Wurzinger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph Lewis Butler	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 J. Steward	White	Possession of child pornography
Joshua James Spice	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
Kale K. Keding	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Kendell J. Gaetz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth E. Williamsen	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Kenny L. Hainzlsperger	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Kevin Dewayne Devillers	White	Second-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	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
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
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	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark D. Corey	White	Rape and abuse of child, indecent assault and battery on person 14 or older
Mark N. Hays	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark S. Rustad	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Matthew Christian Bauman	White	Possession of child pornography
Matthew Q. Roberts	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a 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. Henney	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Michael S. Stachowiak	White	Possession of child pornography
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 Shotliff	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, second-degree sexual assault of a 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	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, sexual assault of a 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
Renardo Carter	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard F. Beyer	White	Possession of child pornography, second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
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. Alexander	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
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	Third-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault, second-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	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
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 E. Tibbetts	White	Child enticement
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
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	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child, sexually violent person commitment
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 Kelly	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
Spencer A. Victorey	White	Possession of child pornography
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. 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. Espenschied	White	Third-degree sexual assault
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
Trell E. Waldron	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Trevor Q. Neitzel	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, child abuse-intentionally cause harm, second-degree sexual assault of a child, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
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 A. Brunsell	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
William C. Froehlich	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
William Christianson	White	Lewd activity upon child under 14
William Downs	White	Third-degree sexual assault, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
William M. Steckler	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
William P. Mcglothlin	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child