Law enforcement officials recently arrested a sex offender in Wisconsin after he was found to be “in violation of his bond” by allegedly filming children at a local school.
In a Monday press release, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Paul Shelton, a 43-year-old sex offender, had been arrested during the execution of a residential search warrant at Shelton’s residence on March 13. Law enforcement officials noted that the Racine County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children division launched an investigation on March 7 into a complaint “regarding a violation by a registered sex offender in the City of Racine.”
“Reporters indicated that Paul Shelton (M/W 43-years-old) had been observed filming children at a nearby grade school,” the Racine County Sheriff’s Office stated. “Contact was made with the school, and it was determined that Shelton did not have permission to be on school grounds and was in violation of his sex offender status.”
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office explained that the 43-year-old sex offender was also “found to be in violation of his bond” in a Racine County court case regarding the “Fail/Cause Child to Attend School and Neglecting a Child.”
According to the sex offender registry in the state of Illinois, Shelton was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in 2005. The sex offender’s records show that Shelton was 19 at the time of the aggravated criminal sexual abuse, while the victim was just 13 years old.
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According to TMJ4, law enforcement officials received a cyber tip that Shelton had recorded children at the Gilmore Fine Arts School. The outlet noted that one complaint against the 43-year-old sex offender claimed he recorded his two daughters tickling each other when he picked them up from school. The complaint also claimed that Shelton tried to encourage other children to play with his daughters and record them the week of February 21.
TMJ4 reported that another complaint claimed Shelton allegedly tried to convince other children to hug each other and hug a tree while he was recording; however, parents were able to remove the children from the situation. The outlet noted that during the investigation by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, Shelton admitted that he dropped his daughters off at the school, picked them up from the school, and recorded them on school property.
According to Fox 6, Shelton’s bond was set at $25,000 in cash. The outlet also noted that the sex offender is expected to have a preliminary court hearing on Wednesday.
A picture of Shelton was shared by Fox 6 on X, formerly Twitter.
