WISCONSIN
Patch
By Sarah Millard
January 23, 2013
The former Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) communication director — who was fired from his position upon his arrest for child pornography possession — will spend four years in prison after he followed a boys cross country team on multiple occasions.
Joel W. Hochmuth also was sentenced Wednesday to five years of extended supervision after his probation was revoked on his child porn possession conviction.
In addition to the “stalking conduct,” according to a hearing report, Hochmuth’s probation was revoked for the following reasons:
•Masturbating while naked in the woods near his workplace in Colgate and inside his workplace
•Having access to the Internet via his cell phone and failing to provide that information to his probation agent.
•Deviating from his approved schedule at the work-release jail
•Leaving his approved work site without permission
•Having “drive by” contact with minors
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