Articles tagged with offender

Tue, May 08, 2012

Appleton police start ongoing sex offender registry verification program

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are working to crack down on ensuring sex offenders in the city are living where they say they ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Green Bay looks at proposal to eliminate sex offender living restrictions

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - It’s a new approach to dealing with sex offenders in Green Bay.  Assistant City Attorney Kail Decker calls it ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Supreme Court says homeless sex offender not in violation of reporting address

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The State Supreme Court ruled this morning that a homeless sex offender should not have been convicted of failing to report ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

UPDATED: High court rules in homeless sex offender's favor

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Supreme Court ruled this morning that a homeless sex offender should not have been convicted of failing to report ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Green Bay committee wants to overhaul sex offender ordinance

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Five years ago, Green Bay joined a number of Wisconsin communities in passing local ordinances that greatly restricted where sex ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Sex offender struck and killed while riding bicycle

FOND du LAC, Wis (WSAU) A high school teacher from Fond du Lac was struck and killed while riding a bicycle just days after ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Lawsuit accuses city of Niagara of illegally keeping couple apart

NIAGARA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A northeast Wisconsin couple has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses the city of Niagara of illegally keeping them apart.

The ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

Pennsylvania to be third state with dedicated sex offender court

By Daniel Lovering

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Pennsylvania next month will become the third state in the nation with a court dedicated to bringing sex offenders ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

Crime victims to get electronic notices of offender-status changes

UNDATED (WSAU) The governor’s proposed state budget would let all Wisconsin crime victims learn about changes in their offenders’ custody status.

Lawmakers have ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Ferguson 'contrite' about confirmed links to sex offender

The disgraced Duchess of York hit the headlines in 2010 when the poor state of her finances were revealed amid a scandal involving her ...

Mon, February 28, 2011

Florida sex offender camp closes; alternatives scarce

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A makeshift camp in woods near downtown Orlando, where a homeless advocate says county corrections officers parked sex ...

Tue, December 07, 2010

Green Bay Police Searching For Sex Offender

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are looking for a man wanted for failing to register as a sex offender. 

58-year-old Pedro ...

Mon, October 18, 2010

UPDATE: Bond Set at $250K for Sex Offender Accused of Murder

RACINE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Bond was set Monday at a quarter-million dollars for a sex offender in Racine accused of killing a teacher and volunteer ...

Fri, October 01, 2010

Sex Offender Sweep

LANSING (WKZO) - Michigan State Police will conduct a sweep of sex offenders this month. Authorities are looking for those accused of violating requirements of ...

Fri, October 01, 2010

Jones gets three years probation for sex offender violation

The actor was arrested in 2003 after he was caught in possession of child pornography and for employing a 14-year-old boy to pose for ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

"Ferris Bueller" actor sentenced in sex offender case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Jeffrey Jones, best known for playing the hapless principal in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", was ordered to perform 250 ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Green Bay PD Seek Violent Sex Offender

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are searching for a man with a violent history.

33-year-old Keonorasing Manyvong is wanted on a ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

Wisconsin sex offender caught in Tennessee

UNDATED (WSAU) A Wisconsin sex offender who was profiled on Americas Most Wanted has been caught in Tennessee. Vincent Boyd was wanted for sex ...

Sat, May 29, 2010

Grand Chute Sex Offender to Stand Trial

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A convicted sex offender will stand trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl at a motel. At his preliminary hearing ...

Tue, May 18, 2010

Registered Sex Offender Charged in Outagamie Co.

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man from Grand Chute faces 8 charges after investigators say he sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl outside of a motel ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

Supreme Court upholds federal sex offender law

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld a federal law on Monday that allows the U.S. government to keep sex offenders ...

Sun, May 02, 2010

FDL Sheriff: We'll Closely Monitor Sex Offender

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - Fond du Lac County Sheriff Mick Fink says authorities will closely monitor a just-released sex offender. Dennis Thiel has ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Sex offender-killer gets life without parole

JANESVILLE, Wis (WSAU) A convicted sex offender was sentenced for a triple homicide yesterday, and will spend the rest of his life in prison ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Janesville Sex Offender to Get 3 Life Prison Terms Tuesday

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A sex offender from Janesville who killed a neighbor and her 2 teens will get 3 life prison terms when he ...

Fri, March 19, 2010

Court orders kidnpper to register as sex offender

UNDATED (WSAU) The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a man who was convicted of kidnapping a 17-year-old in the Green Bay area must register as ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Statewide Sex Offender Residency Bill Gets Public Hearing

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A public hearing will be held Thursday on a bill to create statewide limits on where sex offenders can live. It ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Public hearing on sex-offender release rules

UNDATED (WSAU) A public hearing will be held tomorrow on a bill to create statewide limits on where sex offenders can live. It would ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Bill Aims To Create Statewide Sex Offender Residency Laws

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new bill in the Legislature would create statewide limits on where sex offenders can live, and override more restrictive ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Sex Offender Pleads Not Guilty To Stalking

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man charged with stalking women at an apartment near UW-Green Bay pleaded not guilty Friday. Police say Al Umentum ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

WI Sex Offender Has Trial Date In MN Set

KANDIHOYI COUNTY, Minn. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin sex offender who’s accused of robbing and raping a woman at a church in Minnesota is scheduled ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Trial Begins For Sex Offender Accused In Triple Homicide

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A jury will be picked Monday for the trial of a sex offender accused of killing a neighbor and 2 of ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Trial Begins For Sex Offender Accused In Triple Homicide

JANESVILLE, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - A jury will be picked Monday for the trial of a sex offender accused of killing a neighbor and 2 ...

Tue, January 12, 2010

U.S. justices question sex offender confinement law

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed skepticism about the Obama administration's argument that the U.S. Congress can ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Sheboygan Convicted Sex Offender Accused Of Re-Offending

SHEBOYGAN (WRN) - A convicted sex offender from Sheboygan faces life in prison with no parole. 31-year-old Miguel Morales sexually assaulted a child in 1977 ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Convicted Sex Offender Not Moving To De Pere Apartment

DE PERE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Following public outcry, a convicted sex offender won't be moving into a De Pere apartment next week. 50-year-old Geitano ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Sex Offender Release Upsets Neighbors

A convicted sex offender is set to move into a De Pere apartment next week, and his new neighbors are not happy.  50-year-old Geitano ...

Tue, October 27, 2009

Sex offender re-offends

SHEBOYGAN, Wis (WSAU) A registered sex offender in Sheboygan is accused of offending again.

28-year-old Andrew Sarber was charged yesterday with three counts of ...