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There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Portage County in the week ending Aug. 26 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 143 sex offenders registered in Portage County in the week ending Aug. 26.

The Registry shows 130 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 J. Bicknase	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Ae Vang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Third-degree sexual assault
Alan Rzepiejewski	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Andres X. Nunez	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Armand W. Carver	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Austin J. Glodowski	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Bradley Paul Julian Thomas	White	Sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography
Brandon L. Kline	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brian Griswold	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Bryan J. Tessmer	White	Possession of child pornography
Chad J. Meyer	White	Possession of child pornography
Charles Nelson Godfrey	White	Child enticement
Charles W. Hagen	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Chester C. Stanislawski	White	First-degree sexual assault
Christopher J. Dalsky	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Christopher J. Dietz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Christopher Paul Lepak	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Christopher T. Morgan	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Cody J. Patterson	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Cory D. O'keefe	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Cory J. Buelow	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Curtis J. Garski	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dan Gans	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel Alton Reese	White	Sexual assault of a child
David A. Konopacki	White	Second-degree sexual assault
David A. Medinger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David H. Stevens	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David P. Thierolf	White	Continuous sexual abuse of child
Derek R. Thayer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Derek S. Mckenna	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dustin J. Bryant	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Edwin K. Papke	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Emily L. Ashbeck	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Eric Galloway	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Eric T. Allison	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Eugene G. Retzlaff	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Frank H. Zimbeck	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Frank T. Erno	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Gerald J. Grywacz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gordon L. Miller	White	Possession of child pornography
Gregory F. Gehin	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Griff A. Firkus	White	Possession of child pornography
Jacob A. Vargas	White	Battery to a witness
James A. Stanke	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James B. Higdon	White	Indecency with child sexual contact,
James M. Miller	White	Second-degree sexual assault
James R. Grider	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
James R. Howard	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason D. Eimerman	White	Unlawful sexual activity with minors 16/17 years old
Jason Retzke	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffery S. Lang	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey D. Rozelle	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Jeffrey W. Kolodziej	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey Woodworth	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy Smith	White	Second-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault
Jerry Quick	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jesse A. Fraijo	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jesus I. Rangel	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jesus Solis	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joel A. Casarez	White	Capture an intimate representation, third-degree sexual assault
John Knaack	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John T. Sr Taylor	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity, sexual assault
Johnnie L. Sally	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jonathan M. Mangen	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jordan A. Coyle	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph Eberling	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph T. Bartow	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joshua R. Rabideaux	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Joshua Seider	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Josiah D. Harvath	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Justin R. Taylor	White	Third-degree sexual assault, child enticement
Keashon M. Quinette	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Keev Moua	Asian or Pacific Islander	Third-degree sexual assault
Kelly L. Roloff	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth A. Lehman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth J. Wilson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth R. Zielinski	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kevin A. Lang	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Kevin E. Thalacker	White	Possession of child pornography
Larry D. Haessly	White	Sexual intercourse with a child, third-degree sexual assault
Lawrence Roger Keehn	White	Child enticement
Leo Joseph Pelot	White	Trafficking of a child
Lucas James Rothermel	White	Traveling to meet minor to commit unlawful sexual offense, use of computer to solicit or lure a child to engage in sexual conduct
Lue Chang	Asian or Pacific Islander	First-degree sexual assault of a child, child enticement
Manuel Rocha	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark Montrell Mcphan	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Martin V. Crawford	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Matthew Brigham	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Michael Christopher Zimmer	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Michael D. Haberman	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael David Tygart	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael F. Peters	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael Foret	White	Possession of child pornography
Michael Godwin	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael J. Trelka	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Michael J. Werner	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael Lane	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michelle Grorich	White	Responsible for child & knowing of sexual contact
Morgan R. Howe	White	Possession of child pornography
Nathan F. Woyach	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Nelly J. Makalin	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Peter J. Anderson	White	Possession of child pornography
Peter N. Burrows	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Randall S. Floyd	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, 4th degree sexual assault
Randy A. Shaw	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard A. Firth	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard C. Wicks	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard Edward Beranek	White	First-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault
Richard M. Sodke	White	4th degree sexual assault
Robert E. Schulist	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert J. Haessly	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert J. Hintz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert M. Edwards	White	Possession of child pornography
Robert M. Griffin	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Robert R. Pundsack	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Robin G. Peterson	White	Possession of child pornography
Ronald D. Feehrer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Roy Grorich	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Ryan D. Cevan	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Samuel J. Behnke	White	Fourth degree sexual assault
Scott A. Kiefer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott E. Thomas	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Scott T. Pretat	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Stefen G. Springer	White	Fourth degree sexual assault
Steven K. Lehman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Tabitha Jay Krukowski	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Terry Hansen	White	Distribution of child pornography
Terry Stemper	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas L. Baltzell	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy A. Kniprath	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Todd D. Moskonas	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Tong Yang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault
Trevor J. Wolosek	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Troy D. Schroda	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Troy Neel Thompson	White	Sexual assault
Vanak Khlap	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Vennino V. Vasquez	White	False imprisonment
Wells A. Oswalt	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
West A. Rodriguez	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
William M. Varga	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Willie H. Jackson	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Zachary Martin Hille	White	Attempted dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18
Zachary Thomas Stahnke	White	Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree