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There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in La Crosse County in the week ending Aug. 5 compared to the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.

There were 272 sex offenders registered in La Crosse County in the week ending Aug. 5.

The Registry shows 242 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 A. Gabbard	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Aaron Lee Clark	White	First-degree sexual assault
Abel Kue	Asian or Pacific Islander	Third-degree sexual assault
Adam C. Junghans	White	Trafficking of a child
Adam W. Harper	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Alexander Patrick Barillas	White	Sexual abuse in the 3rd degree
Allen A. Schmitz	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Andrew Thomas Severson	White	3rd degree criminal sexual conduct
Anton B. Hipsak	White	Possession of child pornography
Antonio R. Hinton	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Arlin Lee Dull	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Austin L. Conger	White	Third-degree sexual assault, false imprisonment
Autumn Blakey	White	Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree - victim mental impair/helpless
Benjamin J. Thurk	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Benny William Hoefke	White	Possess pornographic work comp disk
Brandon G. Johnson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Brandon G. Reynolds	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brendan C. Schieffer	White	Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse
Brian L. Shaffer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Brian Melvin	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Broeck A. Duffrin	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Calvin L. Chatten	White	Sexually violent person commitment, first-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault
Calvin M. Wright	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Carl E. Murphy	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, second-degree sexual assault
Carlos J. Schmidt	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Charles G. Brown	White	Lewd,lascivious child under 16
Chou Yang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Christopher J. Kane	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Christopher L. Holte	White	1st degree child molestation
Clinton Sitze	White	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Cody A. Tanke	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Coleman Mckinley Clark	White	Sexual assault - victim incapable of appraising
Cordarro G. Pena	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Corey J. Hershey	White	Possession of child pornography
Corwin James Harper	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Courtlandt J. Canady	White	Exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child
Craig Evan Libke	White	Transporting child pornography
Craig R. Loomis	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
Dakota M. Ottman	White	Causing mental harm to child
Dakota R. Thoren	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel G. Melcher	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Daniel L. Fuenger	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel L. Rogers	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel M. Moneypenny	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel P. Chace	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Daniel Rueben Edward Matern	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Danielle M. Patton	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Darrel C. Freng	White	Child enticement, enticing child for immoral purposes
Darrell D. Kendhammer	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Daryl L. Davis	Black	First-degree sexual assault of a child
David A. Brown	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
David A. Lubash	White	1st degree sexual assault f2
David C. Heegeman	White	Possession of child pornography
David F. Arentz	White	Third-degree sexual assault
David J. Cole	White	Possession of child pornography
David J. Humphries	White	Possession of child pornography
David J. Marcou	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
David J. Roberts	White	First-degree sexual assault
David M. Frommelt	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Dean A. Larson	White	First-degree sexual assault
Dennis Harold Jandt	White	Prostitution patron
Donald E. Ford	White	4th degree sexual offense
Donald R. Lear	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Donovan L. Cadogan	White	Child enticement
Donovon J. Lynghamer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Douglas Loomis	White	Causing mental harm to child
Dustin D. Morgan	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Edward A. Diamond	White	Child enticement
Edward L. Branson	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Eric D. Adam	White	Indecent contact/child
Eric L. Loomis	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Eric M. Warren	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault
Eric W. Kline	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Erik J. Sackett	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Erin Hanson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Eugene J. Ghelfi	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Eugene S. Seekamp	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Evan Francis Zakrzewski	White	Sexual assault of a child
Felix W. Novak	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gary A. Loging	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gary S. Grenawalt	White	Possession of child pornography
Gary W. Soden	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Gerald Hill	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Gerold Keith Jordan	White	Lascivious acts with a child, sexual abuse 3rd degree
Gustavo Angel Arredondo	White	Aggravated sexual assault of a child
Harley David Beahm	White	Molestation of a child, attempted molestation of a child
Heavell M. Basley	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Herbert M. Tucker	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Israel Joshua Richard Wikkerink	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault, sexual with a child age 16 years or older
Jacinto V. Bueno	White	First-degree sexual assault
Jackie Gage	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jacob W. Winch	White	Possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of child
Jaden A. Smith	White	Trafficking of a child
James A. Blaha	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
James A. Hayter	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James Alan Wooden	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James Anthony Anderson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
James Blackburn	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James D. Cobbins	Black	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
James E. Hawley	White	Third-degree sexual assault
James Gabriel Dotson	White	Possession of child pornography
James H. Brown	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
James H. Maloney	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, sexual exploitation of child
James J. Zimmerman	White	Second-degree sexual assault
James M. Young	White	First-degree sexual assault
James O. Robinson	Black	False imprisonment
James R. Muns	White	Third-degree sexual assault
James S. Cadmus	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jamie J. Reagles	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jarrad Panama	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Jason A. Grassman	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Jason L. Winchel	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Jay A. Greengrass	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Jedadiah F. Denning	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jeffery E. Hunter	Black	Soliciting a child for prostitution
Jeffrey Bahls	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Jeffrey D	White	Dissemination and exhibition of obscene materials to a minor, stalking, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey D. Larson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey M. Meunier	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeremy Daniel Calderon	White	Sexual battery
Jermaine L. Jordan	Black	3rd degree sexual assault
Jerrick B. Savall	White	Child enticement
Jerry E. Gunderson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jesse J. Carlson	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Jesse J. Ives	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jesse W. Reid	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Joel J. Jones	White	Trafficking of a child
John A. Davis	White	Sexual battery/coerce child by adult
John A. Lehrke	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John A. Wood	White	Second-degree sexual assault
John K. Kjos	White	Second-degree sexual assault
John L. Slabaugh	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
John L. Stevens	White	First-degree sexual assault
John M. Lowe	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault of a child
John T. Rohrbacher	White	Lewd assault/sexual battery victim under 16
Johnny E. Byler	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jon R. Mulder	White	Use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
Jonathan Edward Schulte	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jonathan L. Hart	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Jose J. Blecha	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child, second-degree sexual assault
Joseph M. Amundsen	White	Possession of child pornography
Joseph Scaccio	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joshua A. Mooney	White	Possession of child pornography
Joshua S. Gulbranson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Justin S. Meyer	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Kenny W. Chaney	Black	First-degree sexual assault
Kevin B. Mccoy	Black	Aggravated sexual assault
Kevin D. Koster	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Kevin Holcomb	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kevin J. Lintereur	White	Use of a computer to facilitate a child sexual crime
Kristopher A. Stock	White	Possession of child pornography
Kristopher C. Rosche	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kyle B. Olson	White	Pornography involving a minor, possession of child pornography
Kyle Swarbrick	Asian or Pacific Islander	3rd degree sexual abuse
Lance E. Larson	White	Possession of child pornography
Lane R. Weidner	White	Possession of child pornography
Larry A. Hopkins	White	Causing mental harm to child
Larry Allen Limkeman	White	Sexual abuse 2nd degree
Larry F. Copper	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Lawrence Henry Luperini	White	Send minor harmful info
Lee Swenson	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Lenccardo Thompson	Black	Burglary-building or dwelling
Leonard Spies	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Levi Saul Kemp	White	Sexual with child 16 or older
Lyle D. Ellis	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark A. Plumer	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark D. Manke	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Mark E. Kaitner	White	Child enticement, criminal sexual assault 5th degree
Mark W. Stuhr	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Martin T. Holtet	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Marvin A. Reinhart	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Mason D. Gramling	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Matt A. Lange	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Matthew A. Welch	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Matthew C. Thompson	White	Third-degree sexual assault, possession of child pornography
Maurice Mcdonald	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Melissa J. Jostad	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Michael A. Harrison	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael C. Abbott	White	Possession of child pornography
Michael Earley	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael J. Engebretson	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, stalking
Michael J. Ireland-Whitedress	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Michael J. Stuber	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael L. Sr Jones	Black	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael R. Scott	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Michael W. Quinones	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Miguel A. Lopez	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Missie M. Webb	White	Child enticement, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Myron W. Radloff	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Nicco S. Stokes	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Nick T. Dolan	White	Sexual exploitation of child, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Noel A. Peterson	White	, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Oral J. Kolinski	White	Capture an image of nudity
Patrick P. Weinberger	White	Second-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault
Paul Lathrop	White	Criminal sexual contact of a minor
Paul S. Mlsna	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault
Penny Sadler	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Randall A. Steers	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Randy J. Rockwell	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Randy R. Burzinski	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Ricardo M. D. Jimenez	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard A. Miller	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Richard D. Loomis	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard E. Thompson	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Richard M. Steele	White	First-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard T. Moruzzi	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Rick A. Dayton	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Rick L. Faas	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Robert Charles Glissendorf	White	Molestation of child
Robert D. Munson	White	Sexually violent person commitment, child enticement, first-degree sexual assault
Robert L. Stearns	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Robert M. Mitchell	White	Lewd/lascivious, child under 16
Robert R. Shaffer	White	Third-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault
Robert W. Neas	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Roger J. Loing	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Ronald D. Pataska	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child
Ronald H. Nichols	White	Lascivious acts with a child
Ronald L. Corder	White	Possession of child pornography
Ronald L. Ming	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, second-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree sexual assault
Roung Krompicha	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Russell T. Hawk	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Ryan Courtade	White	Possession of child pornography
Ryan Franklin Lee	White	Sexual assault of a student by school staff
Ryan M. Burton	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott David Wise	White	Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree
Scott Konze	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Scott M. Krome	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Sean Anthony Melford	White	Possess or control obscene matter depicting minor in sexual conduct
Sean Harnisch	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Sheila R. Dworak	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Sonny Blong Yang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree
Stacey A. Maack	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Stanley G. Baker	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Stephan Speer	White	Possession of child pornography
Stephen J. Luedke	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Steven A. Takach	White	Possession of child pornography
Steven A. Warner	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Steven D. Cathey	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Steven L. Jacobson	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Steven M. Schuelke	White	Sexually violent person commitment, third-degree sexual assault
Steven T. Brown	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Tammy L. Carrier	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Taresa M. Christensen	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Thane B. Stebbins	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Thomas E. Roberts	White	First-degree sexual assault
Thomas Feeny	White	Criminal sexual conduct second degree
Thomas M. Mccoy	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas R. Wessel	White	Trafficking of a child
Thomas Suhr	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Thomas V. Drusch	White	Possession of child pornography, sexually violent person commitment, first-degree sexual assault
Timothy D. Pierce	White	Indecent acts/liberties with child
Tina Resendez	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Tobias C. Gilman	White	Exposing genitals to a child
Toby D. Luhman	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Todd E. Collins	White	Possession of child pornography
Tom Vang	Asian or Pacific Islander	Second-degree sexual assault
Tony C. Drinkwine	White	Trafficking of a child
Tony W. Hegge	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Tracy A. Kellicut	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Travis L. Rhyme	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
Trent A. Marking	White	Criminal sexual conduct 4th degree
Troy B. Baker	White	Third-degree sexual assault, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Troy E. West	Black	Third-degree sexual assault
Tyler J. Carrie	White	Fourth-degree sexual assault
Tyler M. J. Hager	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Tyler W. Brieske	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Wade M. Stokes	White	Trafficking of a child
William C. Heisz	White	Repeated acts of sexual assault against same child
William Copus	White	Third-degree sexual assault
William E. Bushman	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
William J. Clark	White	Possession of child pornography
Yousef Gilali	White	First-degree sexual assault