Northwoods Reporter

There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Clark County in the week ending Aug. 12 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 98 sex offenders registered in Clark County in the week ending Aug. 12.

The Registry shows 95 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
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
Bernardo Gonzalez	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Bret E. Noltner	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Brian L. Boyer	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Carl W. Noah	White	Soliciting a child for prostitution, first-degree sexual assault
Charles E. Kinnison	White	Sexual misconduct with a minor, child molestation
Christian J. Baker	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same 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	Possession of child pornography, use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
Dana Childers	White	Third-degree sexual assault, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Daniel G. Felbab	White	Not guilty by reason of mental disease, third-degree sexual assault
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 T. Moeller	White	Exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child
David William Joseph Clemmons	White	Child pornography
Dawn M. Thomas	White	Child enticement, second-degree sexual assault of a 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	Possession of child pornography, indecent behavior with a child
Duane Martin Leid	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Dustin Cheyenne Leonard	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Dylan Michael North	White	Sexual assault of a student by school staff
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	Enticing child for immoral purposes, third-degree sexual assault
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	Criminal sexual abuse/force, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jacob D. Smith	White	Child enticement
James B. Drinka	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James T. Harwood	White	Third-degree sexual assault
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	Child abuse-recklessly cause harm, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Jerome Cox	Black	False imprisonment, exposing a child to harmful materials
Jerome G. George	White	Possession of child pornography, second-degree sexual assault of a child
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
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	Sexually violent person commitment, first-degree sexual assault of a child
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	Third-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree sexual assault
Patrick L. Schweikert	White	Sexual assault/child
Paul J. Heise	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault
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 A. Boie	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Richard E. Ottum	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard P. Poehnelt	White	Child enticement, first-degree sexual assault
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
Roth T. Schneiter	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott A. Unertl	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Stephen J. Martin	White	Third-degree sexual assault
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	Possession of child pornography, first-degree sexual assault of a child
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	Possession of child pornography, first-degree sexual assault of a child
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
Warren Harer	White	Not guilty by reason of mental disease, first-degree sexual assault
William J. Bender	White	Possession of child pornography