There were 37 sex offenders registered in Washburn County in the week ending Aug. 26.
The Registry shows 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allan N. Dahl | White | Third-degree sexual assault |
| Andrew T. Zochert | White | Third-degree sexual assault, child enticement |
| Andrew W. Norquest | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Anthony Joseph Woody | White | Child enticement |
| Braidon X. Rau | White | Third-degree sexual assault, exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child |
| Brandon L. Scherz | White | Third-degree sexual assault |
| Brian Patrick Merkt | White | Predatory offense/criminal sexual conduct 1st degree |
| Cassandra L. Lemke | White | Third-degree sexual assault |
| Charles P. Knapp | White | Possession of child pornography |
| Clayton D. Phillips | White | Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree, first-degree sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Curtis L. Brimblecom | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Dakota L. Gates | White | Exposing a child to harmful materials |
| Darrin Blomquist | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Gary S. Walton | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Third-degree sexual assault |
| George D. Webster | White | Sexual assault of a child |
| Jacob S. Goodnow | White | Possession of child pornography |
| Jeffrey A. Vesta | White | Exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child |
| Jeffrey Lee Grinnell | White | Domestic assault - by strangulation |
| Joey Throneburg | Unknown | First-degree rape |
| Joseph A. Capelle | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Kendall Sederstrom | White | Criminal sexual - 2nd degree-under 13 years old |
| Kody Christopher Mrozak | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Kyle D. Boelk | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Leslie E. Foster | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Lewd, lascivious child under 16 |
| Mark W. Dezek | White | Possession of child pornography |
| Max L. Moran | White | Child abuse-intentionally cause harm |
| Maxwell Melton | White | Third-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Michael J. Jones | Black | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Nathan Lee Jepson | White | Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child |
| Neal B. Hughes-Anderson | White | 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct |
| Patrick W. Warren | White | Child enticement |
| Robert Haynie | White | Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child |
| Robert N. Pendleton | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Sean Smallwood | Black | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Steven M. Stoner | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Tony Travis Lee Woodford | White | Third-degree sexual assault |
| Van C. Avery | White | Second-degree sexual assault |
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