There were 26 sex offenders registered in Buffalo County in the week ending Jan. 7.
The Registry shows 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Keeler | White | Second-degree sexual assault |
| Alan L. Keeler | White | Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree force/coercion |
| Anthony Stuart Vreeland | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Brock Wilson Patraw | White | Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child |
| Daniel L. Storberg | White | Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree |
| David J. West | White | False imprisonment, child enticement, second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Donald N. Yaeger | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Eric D. Doherty | White | Third-degree sexual assault |
| Gerald P. Mueller | White | Possession of child pornography |
| Jason S. Rinn | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Justin L. Kummer | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Keith E. Ottum | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Kelly J. Overlien Herold | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Kevin E. Helland | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Milan D. Burmeister | White | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Robert R. Peterson | White | Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree |
| Robin R. Steagall | White | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Russell C. Ellenberger | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Scott L. Bork | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Scott Robert Thompson | White | Attempted photographing of a child in an obscene activity , dissemination and exhibition of obscene materials to minor |
| Shawn C. Foster | White | Third-degree sexual assault, exposing genitals to a child |
| Stanley Myers | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Stephen E. Kern | White | First-degree sexual assault of a child |
| Stephen J. Burchard | White | Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child |
| Steven L. Ehlenfeldt | White | Third-degree sexual assault |
| Thomas B. Lewis | White | Second-degree sexual assault of a child |
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