WAUPACA COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Andrew Showers, a 37-year-old priest from Madison, appeared in Waupaca County Court via Zoom on Tuesday for three separate charges:
- Attempted use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime
- Attempted child enticement
- Attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of sixteen.
During the initial appearance on September 30, Showers waived his rights to a preliminary hearing.
Wisconsin man facing numerous charges for sexual assault of adults and children in 3 counties
Showers did not enter a plea to the charges, so the court entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
The judge continued Showers’ $10,000 cash bond with an adjustment proposed by Showers’ attorney, Christopher Van Wagner, stating that Showers cannot have any unsupervised contact with minors.
Previously, Showers was not allowed to have contact directly or indirectly with juvenile females. This change allows Showers to be in contact with minors if he is supervised while out on bond.
Showers is expected back in court on December 3 for a status conference.
These charges were brought forth after an undercover cop from the Clintonville Police Department posed as a 14-year-old girl on a Reddit forum, or subreddit, called ‘Fox Valley Blowjobs,’ where the officer made a post about looking for a male under the name of ‘Abby.’
