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There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Crawford County in the week ending Aug. 27 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 47 sex offenders registered in Crawford County in the week ending Aug. 27.

The Registry shows 45 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
Bert K. Brevik	White	Rape 3rd degree
Brandon Michael Lough	White	Indecent exposure
Callie D. Kirschbaum	White	Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse
Charles R. Black	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault
Cheryl A. Bartels	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Clifford E. Copus	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Cody Paul Calvin Tamling	White	Possession of child pornography
Daniel W. Oswald	White	First-degree sexual assault
Dennis J. Copus	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Drake T. Scholler	White	Lascivious acts with a child
Duane D. Roberts	White	Possession of child pornography
Dustin M. Tanner	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Dylan R. Quick	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Fritz H. Meyer	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
James Copper	White	Third-degree sexual assault
James William Padecky	White	Gross sexual imposition
Jamie J. Koeller	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jason Robert Halvorsen	White	Sexual assault - overcome victim's will
Jay A. Palfrey	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Jeremy L. Mc Cracken	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy R. Dempsey	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy R. Niedziejko	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John L. Bronson	White	Enticing child for immoral purposes, child enticement
Jonathan D. O'dell	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joshua E. Stephenson	White	Neglecting a child, fourth-degree sexual assault
Joshua J. Moret	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Lori Hanson	White	Sexual assault of a student by school staff
Michael Caise	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael J. Smith	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Morgan E. Stifel	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Nicholas R. Knoble	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Patrick Mursewick	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Paul D. Germundson	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Randell B. Vandecreek	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Raymond T. Torgerson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard A. Miles	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Ricky Brookens	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity, sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Rocky W. Bartelt	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Roland K. Groom	White	Exposing genitals to a child
Scott A. Hummel	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Shannon R. Gander	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Shawn R. Otterson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Shawn W. Levock	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Steve Carl Montalto	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas A. Budworth	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy M. Fischer	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Zachary T. Hogenson	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child