Northwoods Reporter

There were two fewer registered sex offenders living in Clark County in the week ending Sept. 17 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 95 sex offenders registered in Clark County in the week ending Sept. 17, compared to 97 the week before.

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 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
Alan C. Trojan	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Allen R. Barton	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Anthony G. Matz	White	Sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older
Barry K. Parsons	White	Possession of child pornography
Benjamin Galbraith	White	Possession of child pornography
Bernardo Gonzalez	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brian L. Boyer	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Carl W. Noah	White	First-degree sexual assault, soliciting a child for prostitution
Charles E. Kinnison	White	Child molestation, sexual misconduct with a minor
Christopher A. Wetzel	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Christopher S. Schutte	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Christopher Zamecnik	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Craig R. Rogus	White	Use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime, possession of child pornography
Dana Childers	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, third-degree sexual assault
Daniel G. Felbab	White	Third-degree sexual assault, not guilty by reason of mental disease
Daniel T. Frost	White	Possession of child pornography
Darryl W. Hommrich	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David A. Jankee	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
David E. Bohney	White	Sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 16
David G. Straszkowski	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David L. Gaetz	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
David L. Glenn	White	Exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child
David Reuter	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Derek J. Copeland	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Dominic V. Lemay	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Donald Heckman	White	Indecent behavior with a child, possession of child pornography
Duane Martin Leid	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Erik P. Ahles	White	Use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
Frances Pete	White	First-degree sexual assault
Gary L. Plymesser	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gary W. Thiede	White	Third-degree sexual assault, enticing child for immoral purposes
George Peter Gosinski	White	Aggravated child pornography/sexual pers/animal
Gregory A. Polzin	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gregory B. Flott	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse/force
Harold S. Dambruch	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jacob D. Smith	White	Child enticement
Jacob T. Borntreger	White	Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree
James B. Drinka	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason Dix	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason Jody Lull	White	Sexual assault - 2nd degree, obscene communication
Jason M. Schmitt	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy Bryan Drew	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity, child abuse-recklessly cause harm
Jerome Cox	Black	Exposing a child to harmful materials, false imprisonment
Jerome G. George	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography
John F. Cramer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jonathon L. Czappa	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph C. Pierce	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Justin Salisbury	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kaibie J. Carbone	White	Sexual abuse 3rd degree
Katie Leann Carter	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Keith D. Wucherpfennig	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Keith R. Palmer	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Kevin D. Ehmke	White	Gross sexual imposition
Kevin M. Gaetz	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, sexually violent person commitment
Kyle S. Vetterkind	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Lawrence J. Sewall	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Lester E. Schafer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Logan Lee Ganther	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Loren T. Ruzic	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Mark A. Priekschat	White	Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree
Mark E. Ward	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Mathew A. Wilcox	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Matthew D. Mcintyre	White	Sexual intercourse without consent
Merlin L. Tober	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Michael A. Heiman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael T. Lagow	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Neal D. Kramer	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault
Patrick L. Schweikert	White	Sexual assault/child
Paul J. Heise	White	Second-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Peter H. Benzschawel	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Randy J. Magnus	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Randy Stoddard	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Reinhard F. Wolski	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard E. Ottum	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard P. Poehnelt	White	First-degree sexual assault, child enticement
Richard W. Vandergeest	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Ricky L. Diercks	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert W. Preston	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Ross A. Rupnick	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott A. Unertl	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven A. Schofield	White	Sexual exploitation of child
Steven Z. Brubaker	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Ted D. Oestreich	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Terry J. Peissig	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography
Thomas Schwarzenberger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy A. Shaw	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Toby A. Douglas	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Tod C. Nicolai	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography
Trevor Hite	White	Meeting minor for lewd purpose
Troy Robert Martinson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Tyler John Pecha	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Tyler Morris	White	Possession of child pornography
Vincent J. Gomez	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Warren Harer	White	First-degree sexual assault, not guilty by reason of mental disease
William J. Bender	White	Possession of child pornography