Chippewa Valley Times

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

There were 95 sex offenders registered in Lincoln County in the week ending Aug. 26.

The Registry shows 93 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 R. Hess	White	Exposing genitals to a child, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Alex L. Lafond	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Alexander M. Schultz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Alfonso Garcia	White	Sexual exploitation of child
Alfred Leroy Kemp	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Allen J. Thomas	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Anton C. Ineichen	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
August Stark	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Benedict W. Gruetzmacher	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Benjamin M. Thompson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Benjamin Victor Blood	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Bobb O. Bergman	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Bobbie J. Roth	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Bradley Gene Stevens	White	Prostitution-hire or agree to hire 16 to 17 years old
Brian D. Schwartz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brian J. Stenberg	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brian W. Mccrory	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Clarence C. Weidner	White	Child enticement
Corey C. Adams	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Damien Betts	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel James Michael Otto Oestreich	White	Rape 2nd degree-no force
Daniel V. Meza	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Daniel Wade Bryant	White	Sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16 years
David D. Sousek	White	Use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
David R. Gessler	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
David W. Janz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dean A. Ziegelbauer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dean L. Voelker	White	Sexual assault of a student by school staff
Dennis L. Rice	White	Child enticement
Devon A. Holzem	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Douglas R. Reimert	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Draike Andrew Schroeder	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Duane R. Gable	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Dustin L. Zernicke	White	Child enticement
Eugene E. Muenchow	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gary D. Schwigel	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Glenn D. Isaacson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gregory A. Brendemuehl	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Hervey A. Mesta	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Irvin E. Houpt	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Isaac F. Posto	White	Child enticement
Jacob H. Torkelson	White	Possession of child pornography
James T. Schmit	White	Child enticement
James Thorpe	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jamie M. Schwartz	White	First-degree sexual assault, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Jason W. Flores	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Joel A. Colon	White	Causing mental harm to child
Joey L. Degner	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
John A. Hodge	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
John R. Forman	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph A. Schmidt	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joshua O. R. Dewitt	White	Possession of child pornography, soliciting a child for prostitution
Justin A. Isaacson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Kevin S. Pophal	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kyle J. Mcgilligan	White	Possession of child pornography
Larry R. Olson	White	Sexually violent person commitment, second-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault
Louis Bosinske	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault
Mark A. Gilbert	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault, exposing a child to harmful materials
Matthew J. Radtke	White	First-degree sexual assault
Matthew James Ryan	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael Howland	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Michael Kleinschmidt	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Michael P. Tobin	White	Child enticement, 4th degree sexual assault
Nicholas M. Lecours	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Nicholas Morehouse	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Norman Barker	White	Third-degree sexual assault, exposing child to harmful materials
Patrick W. Fechtner	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Paul C. Pearson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Philip D. Burrs	White	Sexual abuse 1st degree
Randy W. Anderson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Raymond L. Woller	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Richard Hedges	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Ricky A. Schemehorn	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Robert J. Ney	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert O. Lawrence	White	Sexual abuse 1st degree
Robert S. Stricklin	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert W. Kryshak	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Roger L. Fleming	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse - victim 13-16
Scott A. Schug	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scotty J. Coey	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Shane Smith	White	Knowingly attempted to receive child pornography
Shannon L. Towns	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Ted A. Barger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Teddy A. Tritten	White	Sexual assault of a child
Theresa M. Zastrow	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas Bowen	White	Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree, sexual crimes law commitment, sexual assault of a child
Thomas E. Burrows	White	Child enticement, rape by force and fear, assault with intent to commit rape, rape with force, rape
Thomas Lemar Anderson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Todd Mann	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Todd R. Steif	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Child enticement
Travis L. Liebers	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Travis R. Peterson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Troy M. Schoone	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
William Patrick Rateau	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault
Zackery T. Sobacki	White	Child enticement