Pleasant Prairie Police Department

2007 New Releases Archive

08/06/2007 | Police Announce Release of Sex Offender into Community
(Pleasant Prairie, WI) The Pleasant Prairie Police Department, in cooperation with the Sex Offender Registration Committee, is releasing the following information pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release when, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness, and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense. Further his criminal history places him in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend.

This offender is not wanted by the police at this time. This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather, it is our intention to inform the public of this offenders pending release. Sex offenders have always lived in our communities, but it wasn’t until Act 440 that law enforcement is now able to share this information with the community. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will not be tolerated.

Name: KENNETH G. DERKSON
DOB: 07/02/47 60 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 248lbs
Hair: White
Eyes: Blue

KENNETH G. DERKSON will be released from prison on August 21, 2007 after completing a sentence for 1st degree sexual assault of a child. His conviction occurred in 1992. In this case, DERKSON assaulted an 11 year old non-relative female, and an 8 year old relative female. DERKSON is being released after reaching his mandatory release date.

He will be living in the 5400 block of 75th Street in Pleasant Prairie. He is to have no unsupervised contact with minors; he is not to possess or consume alcohol or drugs, or to be in any taverns, bars, or liquor stores. He will be required to register face to face with local law enforcement, and comply with standard sex offender rules from his parole agent. He is a lifetime registrant of the Wisconsin sex offender registration program. DERKSON will be on electronic monitoring.

An archived copy of this and other Pleasant Prairie Police Department News Releases is available on the department’s website at www.pppd.info.

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