Central Wisconsin News

There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Taylor County in the week ending Aug. 12 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 69 sex offenders registered in Taylor County in the week ending Aug. 12.

The Registry shows 63 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
Aaron M. Covert	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Aaron R. Clah	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Third-degree sexual assault
Adam W. Halida	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Allen R. Rudolph	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Anthony A. Roberts	White	Third-degree sexual assault, child enticement
Austin G. Stahnke	White	Possess/distribute/exhibit an intimate representation
Austin J. Altieri	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brandon C. Dvorak	White	Possession of child pornography
Brandon J. Frey	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Bruce C. Gollon	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Bruce Charles Fiedler	White	Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree
Charles R. Kuhn	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Christopher M. Tyrrell	White	Possession of child pornography
Clarence D. Ludwig	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Craig D. Windle	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Daniel P. Meseberg	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David L. Lunsmann	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David M. Lehrke	White	Rape 2nd degree
Derek R. Zimmerlee	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dionsius S. Johnson	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Eric S. Wisnewski	White	Third-degree sexual assault
George E. Webb	White	Second-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gordon M. Yeager	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gregory S. Jenkins	White	Child enticement
Herbert Price	Black	Sexual battery
Jamie J. Bucki	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason D. Holzl	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jason Hommrich	White	Second-degree sexual assault, possession of child pornography
Jason P. Wiese	White	Child enticement
Javier F. Casana Santana	White	Exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child, fourth-degree sexual assault
Jay Jay L. Neubauer	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey A. Peche	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Jeffrey D. Albers	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Jerry A. Thieme	White	First-degree sexual assault
Jerry T. Vang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jesse R. Faude	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph B. Pearson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph E. Eisner	White	Child enticement, exposing a child to harmful materials
Joshua A. Sayre	White	Possession of child pornography
Karl Becker	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Keith A. Gierl	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Keith C. Kleinschmidt	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth L. Risch	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth M. Kirkwood	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Kyle J. Anderson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Larry J. Dassow	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Lee C. Gilles	White	Second-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Leland M. Bertsinger	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Leroy K. Zittlow	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Lorn Balk	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark E. Koeppe	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael J. Ruch	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Michael Kleppetsch	White	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Michael Rue	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael V. Zygowicz	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Nicholas A. Bratsven	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Noah Willard Robl	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Patrick Vetterkind	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Randy Kroeplin	White	Kidnapping
Robert L. Griesbach	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Ryan William Christopher	White	Rape 2nd degree
Shane D. Ziegel	White	Possession of child pornography
Terriesa G. Roth	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas J. Stewart	White	Possession of child pornography
Timothy S. Flieger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Tom J. Eisner	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Travis P. Mcnamar	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Victor D. Pagel	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Victor Malave	White	Second-degree sexual assault