Northwoods Reporter

There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Polk County in the week ending July 29 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 109 sex offenders registered in Polk County in the week ending July 29.

The Registry shows 104 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 Pierre Montour	White	Predatory offense/kidnapping
Adonis Mosay	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Amanda Renee Larson	White	Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree
Andrew J. Otis	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Anthony M. Troutz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Arron N. Hultquist	White	Possession of child pornography
Brandon W. Thompson	White	Possession of child pornography
Chad R. Simpson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Charles Edward Smith	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Christian I. Sventek	Black	Child enticement - cause mental/bodily harm
Christopher Wayne Hornbeak	White	Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree
Curt L. Sather	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Curtis D. Ader	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Damon R. Mccarty	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Dana Hansen	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel Allen Shelby	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Daniel E. Owens	White	Soliciting a child for prostitution
Daniel J. Hodge	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel Joseph Larson	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
David A. Jaeger	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
David R. Frank	White	Child enticement
David Wayne Tanner	White	Lewd lascivious behavior-victim 12-16 years of age
Dominick Allen Diedrich Bohrer	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Dominick T. Truscott	White	Exposing genitals to a child
Douglas Martin Wilberg	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Douglas S. Clough	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Ervin R. Moe	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Fred J. Wade	White	Sexual intercourse with a child, child enticement
Gary David Mortel	White	Solicit child to engage in sexual conduct
Gary Hibbard	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jacob Allen Carnine	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jacob Justice Lindner	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Jacob W. Johnson	White	Second-degree sexual assault
James A. Connor	White	Criminal sexual conduct 5th degree
James Kronschnable	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
James Lawrence Armagost	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
James Rickard	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jamie L. Ganley	White	Child enticement
Jason A. Blomberg	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffery A. Huebner	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffery Paul Michaelson	White	Criminal sexual conduct-5th degree-nonconsensual sexual contact, distribute via electronic communication-material relates/describes sexual to child
Jeffrey J. Masek	White	Child enticement, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey Jon Matheson	White	Distribution of child pornography
Jeffrey M. Schulz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy J. Dahlquist	White	Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree
Jeremy R. Vang	White	Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree
Jerome P. Gravelle	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jerry Allen Stoeklen	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, third-degree sexual assault
Jerry J. Kirk	Black	Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree -cont-under 16
Jordan Branchford	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joseph L. Boettcher	White	Possession of child pornography
Joseph M. Christensen	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joshua A. Studer	White	Child enticement, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joshua C. Bushweiler	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Joshua D. Ross	White	Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree
Justan R. Hofer	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Justin Michael Hopp	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Justin W. Johnson	White	Sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older
Kazan C. Dietrich	White	5th degree criminal sexual conduct
Kenneth W. Golden	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Kevin D. Strenke	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Kyle Eric Gjonnes	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Kyle R. Bottolfson	White	Exposing genitals to a child
Mark A. Sorenson	White	Exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child
Mark Anthony Perkins	White	Fourth degree sexual assault
Marlin J. P. Bakken	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Matthew R. Hancock	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael Charles Evenson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Michael J. Trumble	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Michael P. Hagen	White	Possession of child pornography
Michael Wilson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Nicholas Armand Winter	White	Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree
Patrick H. Heier	White	Third-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault
Paul T. Armstrong	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Peter M. Geis	White	4th degree sexual assault
Randy E. Blodgett	White	Receipt of child pornography
Richard A. Phernetton	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard J. Mueller	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard Lee Zeier	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Rick Jensen	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert A. Stewart	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert Allen Kubinek	White	Possession of child pornography
Robert L. Hildreth	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert Lee Morarie	White	False imprisonment - intentional restraint
Robert W. Koser	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Scott A. Kurtz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott Emberland Gillis	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Scott Worthington	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scottie Luke W. Kobs	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Shawn M. Wettig	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Shawn Philip Binkley	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Stephen Severson	White	Child enticement, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven D. Williamson	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Steven K. Marz	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven Michael Unrein	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Stuart R. Kuske	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas F. Berg	White	Possession of child pornography
Thomas Robert Fox	White	Disseminate pornographic work
Thor L. Jepsen	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Timothy L. Roach	White	Attempted sexual seduction
Todd J. Brinker	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Travis J. Burns	White	Exposing genitals to a child
Travis J. Namchek	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Virgil A. Hansen	White	Causing mental harm to child, child abuse-recklessly cause harm
Warren L. Miller	White	Possession of child pornography
Wayne E. Neely	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Wayne N. Mccarty	White	Exposing genitals to a child
William Francis Mcbain	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Zackery Ryan Tohm	White	Possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of child