Member suspected of filming youth participant in locker room of the West Side YMCA in Howard

Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Updated ·2 min read

The president and CEO of Greater Green Bay YMCA said a now-former member is suspected of filming a youth participant in the locker room at the West Side YMCA in April.

Sean Elliott said in a letter to Greater Green Bay members that the YMCA is working with the Brown County Sheriff's Office and local police to support law enforcement in any way they can.

"As soon as we learned of this situation, we terminated this person’s membership and banned the member from all YMCA properties and events," Elliot said.

Police and staff at the YMCA conducted a search on the entire property, located at 601 Cardinal Lane in Howard, and Elliot said no recording devices were found.

"We can confirm this was an isolated, non-targeted incident," Elliot said. "There is no danger to our Y members, staff or the public."

The YMCA has communicated with the family, Elliot said. "We know this news is upsetting and that you likely have many questions and concerns," he said. "We are committed to providing you with all updates as we are able."

"At the Greater Green Bay YMCA, the security, safety, and privacy of everyone who enters our doors remains paramount in all that we do," Elliot said. "We have a series of measures in place to keep our Y community safe, including running daily screenings of all members against the National Sex Offender Registry and terminating all memberships that return positive.

"Our hearts are with everyone impacted by this situation. That any member’s or staff’s privacy is violated is unacceptable — this is especially true for children. We will do everything in our ability to ensure nothing like this happens in the future."

The Sheriff's Office confirmed it is investigating the incident, but said it was not able to share any other information at this time.

Members who have questions or information that they think would be helpful to the Sheriff's Office are asked to contact Sgt. Matthew Wilson at 920-448-6192 or matthew.wilson@browncountywi.gov.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Member suspected of filming youth participant at Green Bay YMCA