There were 35 sex offenders registered in Bayfield County in the week ending Oct. 22, compared to 37 the week before.
The Registry shows 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alec L. Halfaday-Miller | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Second-degree sexual assault of a child, child enticement |
| Arthur H. Bredeson | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Brandon J. Studeman | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Bryan J. Gary | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Charles P. Dunbar | White | Transportation of child pornography, transporting obscene material to minor |
| Daniel James Sabo | White | Possession of child pornography |
| Darin C. Anderson | White | Sexual assault of a student by school staff, child enticement |
| Darren Hanson | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| David Eugene Crozier | White | Child enticement |
| David James Kerr | White | Possession of child pornography |
| David Lloyd Gregoire | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| David Robert Patrick Hyde | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Donald Joseph King | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Second-degree sexual assault of a child, exposing a child to harmful materials |
| Duane A. Hopkins | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Fourth-degree sexual assault |
| Erik Clifford Ramsted | White | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Floyd W. Hipsher | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child |
| Gregory John Bachand | White | Child enticement |
| Jarred W. Montano | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Sexual with child age 16 or older |
| Jason Ermilio | White | Sexual assault |
| John A. Tutor | White | Sexual abuse in the first degree, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 |
| Jordan L. Carothers | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Possession of child pornography |
| Kenneth M. Gray | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Kyle James Johnson | White | Possession of child pornography |
| Larry Dale Travis | White | Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity |
| Matthew M. A. Bark | White | Exposing a child to harmful materials |
| Matthew Raymond Sokolich | White | Possession of child pornography |
| Michael D. Sweet | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Fourth degree sexual assault |
| Michael Whitsell | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Norbert G. Balber | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Child molestation, first-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Oscar S. Lagrew | American Indian or Alaskan Native | First-degree sexual assault |
| Ricky D. Gruebele | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Ronald R. Gerpoltz | White | Sexual intercourse with child age 16 or older |
| Shawn Anthony Carignan | White | Sexual intercourse with child 16 or older, solicit intimate representation from minor |
| Wayne E. Nelson | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Wyle J. Dexter | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
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