Northwoods Reporter

There was one less registered sex offender living in Rusk County in the week ending Dec. 17 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 78 sex offenders registered in Rusk County in the week ending Dec. 17, compared to 79 the week before.

The Registry shows 74 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
Aaron Simpson	White	Third-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Alan B. Monteith	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, sexually violent person commitment
Alexander J. Kenealy	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Andrew E. Hudson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Andrew N. Bauerfield	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Anthony J. Vojtasek	White	Child enticement
Brandon J. Mead	White	Child enticement, fourth-degree sexual assault
Brandon Robert Hill	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Bret D. Alexander	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brian P. Hagstrom	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Charles J. Lemke	White	Lewd, lascivious behavior-exposure,
Cody Smith	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Craig Zupan	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Dale E. Sandlin	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Daniel B. Tacchia	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel G. Krajewski	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
David J. Bishop	White	Child enticement-cause mental/bodily harm
David W. Goin	White	First-degree sexual assault
Dewayne D. Werner	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Edwin Albert Davis	White	Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree
Eric C. Bessel	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Eric G. Davis	White	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
George G. Wajda	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Hans A. Marske	White	Child enticement
Heather M. Thayer	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jakeb J. Kirk	White	Strangulation and suffocation
James Daniel Prestridge	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James E. Vaughn	White	Third-degree sexual assault
James T. Morris	White	Knowingly attempt to transport a 15 year old girl for illicit sexual purpose
Jason A. Hoover	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason L. Opsal	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jermey A. Woodmansee	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John J. Tate	White	Assault with intent to rape, sexual assault of a child
John M. Albrecht	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Johnny Richard Rogers	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Jordan J. Schroeder	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual conduct 4th degree
Joseph C. Janota	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph D. Clope	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Kenneth S. Taylor	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kevin D. Knight	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kimberly A. Kuhn	White	Not guilty by reason of mental disease
Kris P. Krisik	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Kurtis G. Hause	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Lisa J. Farkas	White	First-degree sexual assault
Logan J. Godfrey	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Michael C. Parrish	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael L. Crouse	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child, contributing to the delinquency of a child
Michael L. Williams	Black	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse 13-16
Michael Leon Olszewski	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Myrle G. Hoover	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Nathan J. Smith	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Nathan M. Roach	White	False imprisonment
Richard Allen White	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard F. Turner	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard N. Martinson	White	First-degree sexual assault
Richard W. Storey	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert A. Johnson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Robert A. Scolley	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Robert J. Panosh	White	Sexual assault of a child
Robert L. Frye	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Rodney W. Flohr	White	Lewd, lascivious behavior - exposure, exposing genitals to a child
Ronnie L. Saxby	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Russell A. Hadlock	Black	Not guilty by reason of mental disease
Ryan A. Poznikowich	White	Child enticement
Samuel R. Turner	White	Cause child 13-18 to view sexual activity
Scott A. Birch	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Scott R. Kralicek	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven B. Rocarek	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, exposing a child to harmful materials
Steven J. Detlaff	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven M. Lybert	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven R. Baker	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Theodore J. Bach	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Timothy D. Farley	White	Possession of child pornography
Timothy Martin Shirk	White	Indecent assault person less 13 years age
Tristan R. Hanson	White	Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree
Walter A. Jankowsky	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
William J. Hosch	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Zachery Duane Hetchler	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity