Hudson, Wisconsin was told about one pedo St. Croix County Public Defender Travis Satorius and his cover-up crew placed in the schools. That revelation alone should have sparked outrage and forced ironclad safeguards. Parents and residents demanded transparency and accountability. Instead, what they got was deception, backroom deals, and smoke and mirrors.
Rather than confront the scandal head-on, Satorius and his crew scrambled to cover their own hides. They didn’t act to protect children — they weaponized silencing orders to muzzle families and bury the truth. The priority was never safety; it was damage control.
Leading this disgrace was St. Croix County Public Defender Travis Satorius, shoulder to shoulder with District Attorney Karl Anderson, Sheriff Scott Knudson, Judge Michael Waterman, Judge Edward Vlack, Town of Hudson Board Chairman Robert Fowler, and Hudson Police Chief Geoff Willems. Together, they chose secrecy over honesty, cover-ups over candor.
Behind closed doors, these officials weren’t simply negligent — they were complicit. They admitted to one predator while quietly hiding another. They lulled families into thinking the danger had passed when in fact a second pedo had been planted in the schools and kept secret.
This was not about protecting children. It was about shielding reputations, maintaining power, and silencing critics. Officials like Travis Satorius betrayed the very people they were sworn to serve, trading away children’s safety for their own self-preservation. Their legacy is not law or order — it is complicity, cover-ups, and betrayal.