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Municipalities deserve a seat at the table regarding offender placements
It’s a safe assumption that nobody is going to relish the prospect of having to live in close proximity to a convicted flagrant sex offender.
Wisconsin cities amend rules for sex-offender residency
Dozens of Wisconsin municipalities have expanded the areas where convicted sex offenders are allowed to live after being released from prison.
Man gets jail for burning sex offender future home
A Cottage Grove man will be on probation for five years for setting fire last year to the future home of a convicted sex offender.
Fond du Lac prosecutor says sex offender going elsewhere
Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said Monday the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is no longer seeking to place a convicted sex offender from Milwaukee in the town of Eldorado.
Town residents angry over possible placement of sex offender
A Milwaukee County judge is expected to decide next week whether a violent sex offender granted supervised release should live in a small community in Fond du Lac County where residents are angry over the possible placement.
Potential release of sex offender draws opposition
Opposition is growing in Eau Claire to the release of a convicted sex offender from Wisconsin's treatment program.
Sex offender charged for working at Slinger haunted house
A convicted child sex offender is accused of violating the rules of his probation by volunteering at a charity haunted house geared toward children in southeast Wisconsin.
Court strikes down law against sex offenders photographing children
A three-judge panel has ruled a state law prohibiting sex offenders from taking photographs of children under 17 is unconstitutional.
Lawmaker wants to end local governments’ ability make own sex offender laws
A Wisconsin lawmaker has proposed a change in state law that would end the ability of the state's municipalities to set their own local rules on sex offender residency.
Appeals court dismisses charges against sex offender (UPDATE)
A state appeals court threw out charges Thursday against a sex offender who clipped photos of children out of magazines and newspapers, ruling he can possess the images because he didn't create them himself.
Sex offender found guilty of bomb threats, violating status
A 33-year-old man has been found guilty in Dodge County of making bomb threats and being a child sex offender working with children.
Ex-prison employee to register as sex offender
A Kenosha woman has been ordered to register as a sex offender after being convicted of sexual assault of an inmate at the prison where she worked.
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