Ex-Priest Sex Offender Ok'd to Live on West Side

By Scott Cooper Williams
Green Bay Press-Gazette
June 15, 2012

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120616/GPG0101/206160413/Ex-priest-sex-offender-OK-d-live-west-side

A former Green Bay priest who served six years in prison for sexually assaulting a child has won city approval to live on the west side.

Donald Buzanowski, 69, formerly of SS. Peter & Paul Parish in Green Bay, will be permitted to live in a state-run transitional living facility at 1761 Shawano Ave.

He was among 13 offenders whose appeals were considered this week by the Green Bay Sex Offender Residence Board.

A city ordinance prohibits convicted sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school, park or other place where children gather. That covers virtually the entire city and requires offenders to get permission before moving here.

In other appeals decided this week:

» Nicholas Verhagen, 22, convicted of sexual assault, approved to live at 712 Ashland Ave.

» Eric Spofford, 53, convicted of repeated sexual assault of a child, approved to live at 824 S. Broadway.

» Joshua Carreras, 18, convicted of sexual assault of a child, approved to live at 119 N. Monroe Ave.

» Joshua Gaffaney, 25, convicted of sexual assault of a child, approved to live at 1142 E. Walnut St.

» Kelly Lee, 27, convicted of exposing a child to harmful material, approved to live at 1838 Jean St.

» Anthony Swett, 30, convicted of sexual assault, approved to live at 1260 Doblon St.

» Jose Bautista, 22, convicted of sexual assault of a child, approved to live at 1164 Klaus St.

» Elton Smith, 52, convicted of sexual assault of a child, approved to live at 1761 Shawano Ave.

» Jeremy Johnson, 24, convicted of sexual assault of a child, approved to live at 1761 Shawano Ave.

» Darin Fogle, 49, convicted of exposing a child to harmful material, denied to live at 1761 Shawano Ave.

» Kyle Stevens, 34, convicted of sexual assault, denied to live at 1761 Shawano Ave.

» An unidentified juvenile offender approved to live at 1226 N. Danz Ave.