Overview

• Andrew J. Showers, 37, appeared via Zoom in Waupaca County Court, where the judge found probable cause and set a Dec. 3 status conference.
• He faces three felonies: attempted use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, attempted child enticement, and attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child.
• The bond terms were continued at $10,000 cash with an update that permits supervised contact with minors after previously barring contact with juvenile females.
• Prosecutors say an undercover Clintonville police sergeant posed as a 14-year-old on a sexually explicit Reddit forum, shared age-altered photos, arranged a meeting, and arrested Showers at a park.
• The Diocese of Madison has suspended Showers from public ministry and says it is not paying his legal costs, as separate 2021 and 2024 misconduct allegations remain under review without criminal charges.