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There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Vernon County in the week ending Aug. 26 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 72 sex offenders registered in Vernon County in the week ending Aug. 26.

The Registry shows 69 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
Aaron J. Rush	White	Possession of child pornography
Ace J. M. Fawcett	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Adam P. Berg	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Alan P. Bekkum	White	First-degree sexual assault
Alex R. Gross	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Allen D. Diehl	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Allen R. Erickson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Andrew J. Heim	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Anthony J. Parkes	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Benjamin Olson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Braden L. Voltz	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Chad Graves	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Charles W. Levendoski	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Christy A. Miller	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Darcy N. Krauss	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
David Byler	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Donald L. Hughes	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Eli Byler	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Eric Neil Millis	White	Possess pornographic work
Gary L. Nichols	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Glen B. Sedlmayr	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Howard L. Burch	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Jacob A. Perkins	White	Possession of child pornography
James B. Tulley	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
James F. Buckett	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Jeffrey P. Blaha	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jill A. Le Page	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joe B. Lein	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joel H. Reavis	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, sexual assault of a child
Joel S. Good	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jonathen L. Fruth	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Joseph S. Ancius	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Kenneth A. Chroninger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth H. Goodwin	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kristopher E. Kolbo	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Kurtis J. Woodhouse	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Kyle Alexander Walls	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Lyle I. Dank	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Mark H. Griffin	Black	Second-degree sexual assault
Matthew A. Chroninger	White	Fourth degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael B. Satona	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael Harris	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael J. Mitwede	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael J. Tulley	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Miles W. Glidden	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Nathan L. Bousman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Nicholas B. Brown	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Nicholas D. Inman	White	Abduction of another's child
Nicholas J. Mccann	White	Exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child
Nicolai Douglas Quinn	White	Possession of child pornography
Patrick E. Mccabe	White	Possession of child pornography, exposing a child to harmful materials
Peter Baldwin	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Randy Ray Blaha	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard J. Murphy	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Richard Karl Williams	White	Distribute child pornography
Rick L. Alexander	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity, third-degree sexual assault
Ritchie A. Phillips	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert D. Godfrey	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Robert W. Thelen	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Rylan Stafford Malis	White	Child pornography
Seth C. Paulson	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Shannon G. Manninger	White	4th degree rape
Shawn Allan Holmes	White	Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree
Shawn C. Hastings	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven Blaha	White	Causing mental harm to child, third-degree sexual assault
Timothy David Grimes	White	Sexual assault of a student by school staff
Todd Jason Montgomery	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Tony A. Winchel	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Torrey R. Groom	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Travis Holcombe	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Tyler D. Mckittrick	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Tyrell Lee Clements-Green	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials