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

There were 64 sex offenders registered in Vilas County in the week ending Aug. 12.

The Registry shows 44 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
Albert Eldridge	White	Second-degree sexual assault
Anthony C. Poupart	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Austin N. Lopez-Chapman	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Bradley A. Beaudry	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Bruce A. Heintz	White	Possession of child pornography, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Chad A. Goll	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Charles K. Reagan	White	Indecent liberties with minor
Christopher C. Potvine	White	Possession of child pornography, first-degree sexual assault of a child
Daniel E. Schellinger	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
David Hartjes	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Donald J. Vernetti	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Donald M. Crass	White	Possession of child pornography
Dustin N. Radatz	White	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Edward L. Mayo	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Eric J. Bergum	White	Child enticement
Eric S. Marks	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Eugene J. Doud	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree sexual assault
Florian R. Riley	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Gary Alan Karas	White	Lewd or lascivious molestation
George J. Carufel	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Possession of child pornography
Jack C. Burke	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault
Jack E. Mcbride	White	Possession of child pornography
Jason L. Peterson	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey E. Page	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey J. Bogart	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jeffrey S. Stubbs	White	Exposing genitals to a child
Jerrold Johnson	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jesse Bishop	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Jody Ann Shepherd	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John A. Wolfe	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John Regalia	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
John Sullivan	White	Criminal sexual conduct 2nd degree
Jon T. Currier	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Joshua D. Leach	White	Causing mental harm to child, child enticement
Joshua Michael Krause	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Justin A. King	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Justin L. Mcgee	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth A. Lederhaus	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Kenneth E. Shepski	White	Sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older
Kevin L. Diver	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Not guilty by reason of mental disease
Leonard J. Stone	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Lyle T. Mann	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Sexual assault of a child
Michael A. Sr Benzing	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Michael T. Lukasko	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Patrick E. Schimke	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Paul R. Hardesty	White	2nd degree assault victim under 12
Richard A. Reinke	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard Bozic	White	Third-degree sexual assault, cause child to view or listen to sexual activity
Richard Diver	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault
Richard J. Dakota	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Richard M. Depalma	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Robert J. Clause	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Indecent liberties with a child
Robert L. Garrison	White	Attempted criminal sexual conduct - third degree
Robert Rulec	White	Third-degree sexual assault
Russell J. Andrews	White	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Samuel J. Tucker	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Scott Dunberg	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Sean T. Friel	White	Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Shawn M. Seiff	White	Exposing a child to harmful materials
Thomas Ceglarek	White	Possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct
Thomas O. Poupart	American Indian or Alaskan Native	First-degree sexual assault of a child
Timothy L. Sr Mann	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Exposing genitals to a child
William J. Christensen	White	Use of interstate facility to entice a minor
Zane A. St. Germaine	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Sexual assault of a child