Manitowoc Family -What the HELL is wrong with People? Caution: Sick

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Profiles of Manitowoc family members in 'bizarre' sex abuse case(s)

Six members of a Manitowoc family have been charged with sex-related crimes during the past three years.

Here are profiles of the family matriarch, who has not been charged with any crime, and the six suspects.

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**** Kathryn Stites
Kathryn Stites, a Green Bay native, is a widow with five sons and one daughter, she told the Herald Times Reporter in a December 2004 article. Her husband, Thomas, died at age 42 from a brain tumor almost 20 years ago. She moved to Manitowoc in 1999 and soon became active in the community by helping build houses through Habitat for Humanity — eventually receiving her own house through the program. She also began attending church services at a Manitowoc church where her son, Jason Stites, was a trustee of the church's financial accounts.

Kathryn Stites often frequents the court appearances of her relatives. She has testified on behalf of her children and has spoken out in court from the public benches during a recent hearing regarding her son, Thomas. She also testified she told Thomas not to talk to detectives about an alleged sexual assault.

Kathryn Stites' phone call to her son, Michael, led to three felony-bail-jumping charges against her daughter-in-law, Charlene Stites, according to a criminal complaint. Kathryn Stites spoke about letters sent to Michael Stites, who was in the Manitowoc County Jail. A search of Michael's jail cell revealed three letters allegedly sent from Charlene. Charlene Stites previously was ordered to have no contact with Michael Stites.

In one of Carl Stites' cases, a victim admitted to a detective not originally providing all the details about a sexual assault because the victim was afraid of Kathryn Stites' reaction, according to a criminal complaint.

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**** Charlene Stites
Charlene Stites, 43, formerly of Manitowoc, was employed by Brandt Buses, the company that transports children for the Manitowoc School District, for a month before she was charged with sexual assaulting a teenage girl. Her employment was terminated after her March 29 arrest on a repeated-sexual-assault-of-a-child charge.

Charlene Stites cleared a background check before she began her employment to drive a kindergarten bus route, district superintendent Mark Swanson said in early April.

Charlene Stites was scheduled for a plea hearing today.
She is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl with her husband, Michael Stites, between 2005 and 2008 — the latest time being in December.
Charlene Stites admitted to detectives she was involved in the assaults of the girl, according to a criminal complaint.

She also is charged with three counts of bail jumping after she allegedly sent her husband three letters to the Manitowoc County Jail. She was ordered to have no contact with her husband as terms of her $1,000 bail on the sexual assault charge.

Charlene Stites recently moved to Kimberly.

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**** Michael Stites

Michael Stites was 27 years old when he sexually assaulted his children's babysitter three times in September 1998. He was sentenced to prison for eight years but spent about five years behind bars, the maximum amount under old laws, according to Assistant District Attorney Jerilyn Dietz.

Soon after his release, Michael Stites, 38, of Manitowoc, began sexually abusing two adolescent girls. The abuse stopped in 2008, and it was reported in early 2009.

The investigation into Michael Stites' sexual activity history uncovered accusations against other Stites family members that led to four arrests within four months.

When being questioned about the assaults, Michael Stites told the detective he had a problem and could not control himself.

Michael Stites pleaded guilty to felony crimes.
He awaits a Sept. 1 sentencing. He also awaits a Sept. 8 sentencing after his probation for the 1998 assaults was revoked in Brown County.
Dietz is arguing for a consecutive prison sentence between the two cases.

Michael Stites remains jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

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**** Jason Stites
Jason C. Stites, 27, previously of Manitowoc, spent years as a trustee at a Manitowoc church until he was charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the church between Dec. 28, 2007, and Sept. 29, 2008.
Jason Stites also is charged with five sex-related felonies after he admitted to law enforcement he videotaped a teenage couple having sex at a hotel and at his apartment while he was chaperoning them between August and October 2008.

Jason Stites lives in New Berlin. He was released from the Manitowoc County Jail on a signature bond and is ordered to have no contact with anyone younger than age 18. An exception was made for incidental contact through his employment as a pizza delivery driver and when supervised at religious services.

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**** Thomas Stites
A court record search of Thomas M. Stites' criminal background indicates he is charged with the sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl between Dec. 18, 2004, and Jan. 1, 2005. However, juvenile records show sexual assault allegations from Kewaunee County, as discussed by attorneys, a judge, Thomas Stites and his mother, Kathryn Stites, in court.
Thomas Stites, 25, of Francis Creek, is considered mentally handicapped, his mother said in court, and receives Social Security disability funds to pay for his apartment and living expenses.

Thomas Stites' attorney has asked a judge to suppress statements Thomas Stites made to detectives after his arrest. The attorney claims Thomas Stites did not understand his Miranda rights because of his mental abilities and that Thomas Stites asked for lawyer.

Thomas Stites testified in court that he asked for a lawyer in his "own special way." He also told a judge he was not guilty of the "heinous" crime.

Detectives testified he did not ask for a lawyer during the interview.

Manitowoc County Circuit Patrick Willis is expected to make a decision about the statements Aug. 29.

Thomas Stites remains jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail. His trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 15.

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**** Carl Stites
Carl J. Stites, 21, of Manitowoc, was teaching a minor girl to play the piano when he molested her about four years ago. He was placed on probation and has nine months of jail time that can be imposed at the judge's discretion after he pleaded no contest to child enticement Oct. 10, 2008.
Carl Stites was sentenced to three months in jail after he was convicted of child enticement. He sexually abused an adolescent boy from November 2004 to June 2006. Three additional months in jail also can be imposed at the judge's discretion.

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**** Adam Stites
Adam M. Stites was 8 years old when his father began sexually assaulting the babysitter. Adam Stites was watching a movie when one of the assaults occurred and his father, Michael Stites, yelled at him to look away until the young boy fell asleep, according to a Brown County criminal complaint.

Adam Stites, 18, of Manitowoc, is convicted of three counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree sexual assault in Manitowoc and Kewaunee counties. He also pleaded guilty to a felony sex-related crime and entered into a deferred judgment agreement. If Adam Stites successfully complies with the agreement, the charge will be dismissed.

Although he originally was not sentenced to jail, he received 90 days in jail after he was caught viewing pornography on a school computer, according to court records.

Adam Stites was tried as an adult because he was 17 years old when the offenses were reported in 2008. However, the assaults happened in 2005, soon after his father, Michael Stites, was released from prison. He was 14 years old during the sexual assaults. After he was sentenced, he told investigators his father instigated and critiqued the assaults.

Filed by the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

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I am saddened and embarrassed to even know this kind of stuff happens, let alone so close to home...

How much is hereditary? How much is learned?
(As if either of those are excuses)...


XOXO
Me

The Bee and The Woodpecker

 

I have not heard from the State of Wisconsin.
(But I do know that everyone answers to someone).

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Good Morning All;

This Chinese proverb showed up on my screen earlier:
Words whispered on Earth are heard in Heaven like thunder; evil done in dark places the gods see like lightning.

I spent an awful lot of time downtown yesterday. Going to each police station (city and county).
Then in a last ditch effort, to go back to the courthouse and leave the info on the Registered Sex Offender with the judge/family court commissioner.
I also left him a little note.

I haven't heard back from ANYone.
Should I have expected to?

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Curious now...

If I didn't see where the bee went,
Does that mean he doesn't have a nest?

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If I didn't catch the woodpecker that did this,
Then maybe there isn't really a hole in my house?

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Because if I, (yes, I said "I"), can't prove that this person actually resides at a different address, then he must not.
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To carry on with that convoluted line of thought...

If I don't see Gabriel being hurt or harmed in any way...
Then he must not ever be hurt or harmed in any way.

Ya think?

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And that's the gospel according to what I know today.

Do not think for one moment that this is over.
I promise, it has only just begun.
Wait...
"Promise" or "threat"?
Guess that depends on who is reading this.

For now, I must now go in search of the bee and the woodpecker...

Have a day.


My name is Anne, and I approve this message.

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Wednesday September 17, 2008 - 09:17am (CDT)

Red Flags; Intuition, and A Registered Sex Offender

 

The picture speaks for itself...

With a warning before you read:

Red flags, migraines, and anxiety makes me swear.

A lot.

(If you are easily offended, leave now).

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Good Early Morning;
I can't sleep.
My head is throbbing, and my stomach feels as though it is ripped from my throat.

As I am sitting here, gathering my thoughts, it occurred to me that I was more than a bit chilled. I threw on a blanket... Then finally have turned the thermostat back up to 67.

Still chilled, but the smell of reigniting the furnace is gone now. That new 'burn' smell always bothers me as it burns that bit of dust off the system.

Punk came and laid between my cold feet and the register.
Sassy dog.
Next time she will lay ON my feet, or get shooed away.

 

Back to Master Gabriel...
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Picture taken last Monday...

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This one, taken on Sunday, 09/14/08-
As he helped me pick some veggies from the field;
trying not to get lost~
(those weeds left behind by the field hands).

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We went to court again on Gabriel's behalf yesterday.
Roberta has now received the formal complaint against her. She also decided to have her 'new' boyfriend accompany her to court. (A completely inappropriate appearance as far as I am concerned).

But wait... What if anything, of Berta's parenting skilss are appropriate of late?

In the complaint, she admitted to using marijuana for the last 6 months of her pregnancy! What effect this will have on our Sam remains to be seen...
 

Intuition?
~I absolutely KNEW there was a reason, way beyond me being concerned about Berta calling the cops on me...

ALWAYS listen to your guts!

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Not that the intake worker gave a good damn, but Casey did inform her before we went into the courtroom that this guy is a "Registered Sex Offender".

Did it make the case worker then take note?
Nope.

Did she spare a few seconds to even inform the judge?
Nope.

CLICK HERE for the Wisconsin Sex Offender Website.
(Enter "Michael A. Turner" if you want to know more).

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Photo from Wisconsin DOC.

The charge that he was found guilty of and spent years in prison for?
948.02(2) (Second degree sexual assault of a child).

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During the hearing, it was found that Roberta could pick up Gabriel on her own, and NOT have supervised visitation.

I am SICKENED (and stunned) with this new recommendation.
As Casey was too...

(Mostly though, afraid that Gabriel will be either harmed; or simply disappear on us during one of these visits).

We left that hearing, (Casey and I), came back here, grabbed a few papers that I printed up from the website for verification- and brought them to the caseworkers office.

She wasn't "IN" at this point, but the receptionist DID stamp the papers as "received"

Then over to the States office building, where we met with Turners case manager. As it stands, there seems to be a conflict with his registered address.
His address for the DOC is one place. The address that he lives at is another, miles away.
(And need I mention that he is too very close to a park/playground AND two schools)???

This worker, though pleasant and caring, really did not seem too troubled with hearing this.

She told us to find out the owners name of the house they are living in, and go from there.
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I guess there really is no one that is truly concerned with this information.

We have all been led, by this FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, that we know where these convicts live.

Word to the wise:
DO NOT EVER BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE SEX OFFENDERS LIVE.

Sick, ain't it?

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I also went to this site. CLICK HERE. And found out that he has quite a record with the State of Wisconsin; although I saw no drug charges.
(Again, enter "Michael A. Turner" if you want to know more).
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• Where the hell does Roberta find these perverts?
• What the hell makes them (or herself) so attractive?
• And what in the EFFING hell is she even thinking in the first place?

The state worker said Turner had just been in, and yes Roberta was with him.
So Roberta does know about his record. ~WTFH?
Is your own head spinning yet???

Casey and I made tracks to the other side of town then; giving the temporary foster family a copy of his file from the DOC.
(Not sure what opportunities for denial of visitation this will give them, if any, but at least now they know too).

Trust me on this...
If anything bad happens to Gabriel, or if he gets 'lost', some heads will roll.

And I will start right at the State level, then CPS, Social Services.
Then the court commissioner, and work my way down.

Today then, I shall make sure that the city police and the sheriffs department are also given these papers with the conflicting addresses for this guy.
(I have to go to both because this guy lives in the city, but his address with the DOC is out of town).

Oh, and have you ever wondered how the state keeps track?

Q. How do they verify where sex offenders live?
A.They send out a letter, and the perv simply has to reply to that.

Then I shall have to find out who Gabriel's GAL is, and to ensure that he also has copies of this all.

My anxiety minds bigtime.
So very hard to function with all of that.
That, and the fact that I have had a major headache for a couple of days now.
Comes and goes.
Needs a shot, but no 'how' to get that in...

It is SO hard to be doing all of this running around when a simple phone call, (and a double check on their own damned computers), would verify all of this.

And if it wasn't for Gabriel's safety I would NOT be doing everyone elses job for them either.

***Wouldn't you think that all of this would upset someone (besides myself and Casey); and that there would actually BE someone who gives a sh*t about it all???

Sadly, if you thought that, you would be wrong.

Any lawyers out there?
Somebody PLEASE give me a leg to stand on.

For now I am going to try to rest a bit-
These damned pills are clearly not working.

Love to all.

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 05:44am (CDT)