Clergy Gone Wild: Pastor Explains Why He Hid Sex Offender Volunteering at Church

Former Pawleys Island Community Church Pastor Don Williams addresses the PICC congregation about the church's decision not to tell teachers and parents that a registered sex offender was volunteering on campus. Williams says leadership limited disclosure to those "directly responsible for Mr. Perry's oversight" — a judgment he says the church is now reevaluating. Congregants repeatedly shouted him down: "You are responsible for this." "They need to go to jail with him. You knew." Williams has since resigned and been arrested on charges including obstruction of justice and unlawfully placing a child at risk. Read more at: https://roysreport.com/pawleys-island...

Thank God that this swine resigned and was arrested. 

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Clergy Gone Wild: Former Northwoods priest convicted of abuse to go before parole board

From JSOnline:

Laura Schulte

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MADISON - A former Northwoods priest convicted of sexually assaulting young boys in the 1980s has a parole hearing set for July.

According to a source familiar with the case, Thomas Ericksen will go before the parole board on July 22.

Ericksen is eligible for parole on Sept. 11, according to Wisconsin's inmate locator. His mandatory release date is set for Dec. 5, 2032.

He was formerly denied parole in 2022.

Ericksen, 75, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2019 on two charges of sexually assaulting boys while stationed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Winter in the 1980s. He is also registered as a sex offender for life.

He was given 20 years on one charge and 10 years on the other. He was credited with 314 days of time served in jail since his arrest, both in Minnesota before he was extradited and in Wisconsin. He is currently being held in the Jackson Correctional Institution in Black River Falls. 

The sentence was described as an "indeterminate" prison term, meaning the judge didn't have control over how long Ericksen would actually serve before he's paroled. He was eligible for parole as early as December 2019, just three months after he was sentenced. He was also eligible in 2020 but waived his opportunity to go before the Parole Commission. 

At least 11 men claimed that the former priest abused them as children or teens in multiple counties across the Northwoods of Wisconsin, either by filing reports with police or speaking with USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin reporters. The former priest was arrested in November 2018, nearly a decade after victims first began sharing their stories with Sawyer County investigators.

Parole consideration is given only for inmates who committed a crime before Dec. 31, 1999. That was before Wisconsin enacted what's known as a "truth in sentencing" law, which means inmates generally must serve the entire sentence given to them by the court, with some exceptions for early release. 

Because Ericksen committed the crimes before that law passed, his prison term is up to the Parole Commission based on his behavior while incarcerated. 

Generally, inmates serving indeterminate sentences must serve at least a quarter of their sentence and must be released after two-thirds of their sentence. Using that framework, Ericksen would be required to serve at least 7.5 years in prison and would be released after 20 years. 

Laura Schulte can be reached at leschulte@jrn.com and on X @SchulteLaura. 

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2026/06/16/former-northwoods-priest-convicted-of-abuse-to-go-before-parole-board/90557384007/

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Pewaukee man accused of exchanging explicit information about teens with Racine inmate

From The Journal Times.com:

Holly Gilvary

RACINE — Two men have been charged in connection to allegations that they conspired to commit child sex crimes.

Nelson Heckenkamp, 27, of Pewaukee, is accused of exchanging explicit information about and contact information for several teenage girls with Jakob Wilhite, an inmate at the Racine Correctional Institute.

Heckenkamp was convicted of second-degree sexual assault of a child and child enticement in Racine County in April 2025. He was sentenced to three years of probation and credit for time served, according to a criminal complaint.

He is now charged with conspiracy to commit use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime as a repeater; conspiracy to commit child enticement as a repeater; and failure to register as a sex offender.

If convicted, Heckenkamp faces up to 40 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, or both; up to 25 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, or both; and up to six years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both, for each respective charge. All three are felonies.

Additionally, he faces a bifurcated sentence of three-and-a-half years for the first two charges because of his status as a repeat violator.

Wilhite, 25, is charged with use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime as a repeater and child enticement as a repeater.

If convicted, he faces 40 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000 or both; and up to 25 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000 or both, respectively.

According to online Racine County court records, Wilhite was previously convicted of possession of child pornography and child sexual exploitation in 2021, as well as failure to update his information as a sex offender in 2025. He is currently serving his sentences at the Racine Correctional Institute.

According to a criminal complaint, Heckenkamp first contacted Wilhite in September 2025.

Wilhite is alleged to have provided Heckenkamp with information about several girls between the ages of 16-17, one of whom Heckenkamp allegedly exchanged explicit photographs with and later met in person.

A cash bond of $25,000 was set for Heckenkamp in Racine County Circuit Court on Monday.

He is scheduled to appear for preliminary hearing on Feb. 26, according to online court records.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_58ee1085-2df3-4f9d-81f2-c187b49703e3.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

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Lawmakers send bill criminalizing sexual grooming of children to Evers

From JSOnline:

Jessie Opoien

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MADISON – An effort to criminalize and prevent the sexual grooming of children is on its way to Gov. Tony Evers' desk for his signature.

The state Senate voted unanimously to pass the measure Wednesday, and a spokeswoman confirmed the governor plans to sign it.

Under the bill, which passed the Assembly last month with six Democrats voting no, it would be a felony offense for an adult to engage in "a course of conduct, pattern of behavior, or series of acts with the intention to condition, seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child" for the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse or sexual contact, or to create and distribute child pornography.

Examples of behavior that could constitute grooming under the legislation include written or spoken communications as well as physical contact.

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Bill author Sen. Jesse James, R-Altoona, said that adding the definition would assist law enforcement in fully prosecuting such cases.

"My time as a law enforcement officer has shown me that grooming is frequently a deliberate, gradual process that causes substantial harm and trauma," James told reporters before the vote on Feb. 11. "I am a grandpa. I can't bear to think of the many dangers my grandkids will face. However, with this bill, I can sleep just a little bit better. This has a powerful deterrence effect and says our kids are not targets."

If convicted, a person could face between 10 and 25 years in prison, depending on who the person is to the child and whether the child has a disability, among other factors that could increase penalties. Those convicted of grooming would be required to register with the Department of Corrections as a sex offender.

According to an analysis from the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau, the crime does not apply to a person who is 18 or under if it involves a child who is not more than four years younger than the person, unless the violation involves force, coercion, or abuse of a position of trust or authority over the child.

In testimony on the bill last month, co-author Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, commended previous efforts to crack down on sexual misconduct against children, including a bill signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers in 2024 criminalizing sexual misconduct committed against a student by a school staff member or volunteer. 

But she noted there are still cases where prosecutors have lacked the proper authority to pursue strong penalties against predatory adults. This bill builds on that law by making grooming a crime "not just in schools, but in any other situation in which it may apply."

The bill "puts a clear definition" into law and gives law enforcement tools "to keep our kids safe," Sen. John Jagler, R-Watertown, said before the vote.

Jessie Opoien can be reached at jessie.opoien@jrn.com.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/11/lawmakers-send-bill-criminalizing-sexual-grooming-of-children-to-evers/88633224007/