RPD issues sex offender release notification

The Rhinelander Police Department has announced that convicted sex offender Skyler Sann was released from prison on May 28 and is residing in the city.

Sann, 27, is residing at 17 W. Prospect Street, according to a department press release. He is 5’9” and weighs approximately 175 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Sann has been convicted of possession of child pornography. His victims have included both male and female minors 6-17 years of age, according to the release.

“Skyler was last released in May 2022 but was arrested in May 2023 for multiple parole violations, including grooming behaviors of underaged children (Under 12), which resulted in his revocation back to prison,” the release states. “Skyler will be monitored by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Division and your local law enforcement. He will be subject to the conditions of the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry as a lifetime registrant. If a citizen sees Sann engaging in concerning behavior including unapproved contact with a minor or activity on social media platforms, they are encouraged to contact local law enforcement. Please contact the Rhinelander Police Department (715)365-5300 or the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center at (715)361-5201.”

“This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather, it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public,” the release states. “Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it was not until the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry and Community Notification Law was enacted that law enforcement was able to share this information with the community.”