MONROE — The Green County Sheriff’s Office announced the public release of a sex offender on Monday, June 24.

Steven H. Cotter served his sentence and will be under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and will be further supervised by electronic monitoring, the department said in a press release. He must be registered with the Sex Offender Registry. Cotter will be residing in the W7700 block of Falk Road in the Town of Jordan.

Cotter is a 28-year-old white male, 6-feet, 2-inches tall and 169 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He is not wanted by law enforcement at this time, the sheriff’s department stressed in its press release.

Cotter will be moving to Green County on or about June 25. Initially charged in February 2019, he was convicted of the following acts in 2021: Exposing Genitals to a Child, Possession of Child Pornography and exposing a Child to Harmful Materials in Lafayette County in the State of Wisconsin. His victims are both juvenile and adult females.

The sheriff’s office released the information in pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 301.46, 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 the information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection.  Cotter has been convicted of a sex offense, and his criminal history places him in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend.

“This sex offender has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts. This notice is not intended to increase fear,” the press release stated, “rather, it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public.

“Sex offenders have always lived in our communities, but it was not until Act 440 was enacted that law enforcement is able to share this information with the community. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, harass or intimidate registered sex offenders will not be tolerated,” the department added.