Sterling Rachwal, Serial Horse Rapist: FREE AGAIN

Photo of Racheal by Andrea Hay News Jan 2018

Since at least the 1980s, Sterling Rachwal has been sneaking into Wisconsin horse barns and sadistically pleasuring himself. He rapes horses and ponies, then sometimes mutilates and kills them. In the 1990s, one of his victims was a pony, found hogtied and draped over a fence post with a broom handle shoved up its rectum. He also raped a pregnant mare, tearing her rectum in the process, then cut off her nipples. He has shoved his fist up the rectums of geldings while masturbating, raped multiple horses in the same barn, and assaulted horses left out to pasture. He carefully plans his attacks, targeting barns at night, or when he believes the owners are not home. He will bike to a location or park his vehicle away from the scene of the crime, so as not to arouse suspicion. He wears gloves and dark glasses as a disguise, and carries tools like flashlights to aid him during his torture.
In addition to raping and killing horses, he's burglarized homes.

Uncomfirmed: Some people report that he was an arsonist as a teenager, and sexually abused animals, including dogs and horses, in Nevada and California.

Even after being arrested and convicted multiple times for his crimes, he keeps on going after horses. Here's a timeline that shows just how persistent he is:

Rachwal was convicted of mistreatment of animals in 1983 and 1984 in Waupaca County, and in Outagamie County in 1988.

In December 1993, Rachwal plead no contest to charges of mistreatment of animals causing death, sexual gratification with an animal, and intentional mistreatment of animals in Monroe County. Rachwal appealed his sentence, and was partially successful. He was released on bail in 1995. It didn't take him long to go back to raping horses.

In June of 1996, Rachwal was charged with two counts of burglary, mistreatment of animals, criminal damage to property, and felony bail jumping. In May of 1997, he was found not guilty by reason of mental defect, and sent to Mendota Mental Institution.

In 2008, Sterling Rachwal was released from Mendota and almost immediately went after another horse in Fon du Lac. He was thrown back into custody, and they managed to hold him until 2012, when they finally convicted him and gave him 90 days.

Rachwal petitioned for, and got, another release hearing April 23rd 2014. At that time, the judge stated that he would not release Rachwal, but would have to do so one year later.

Rachwal was released June 28th, 2015.

On November 28th, 2015, a pregnant mare was brutally attacked near New London, WI (near where the Rachwal family farm is located). The mare was raped with "objects" and found bleeding in her pasture. Police could not confirm Rachwal was the one who did the deed, so he was not jailed. The mare and her unborn foal later died.

In April 2017, Sterling Rachwal molested a horse in Eaton, near Green Bay.
In May 2017, he raped a gelding at a ranch in Maribel, also near Green Bay.

Update: 1/12/18
This is devastating, and utterly incomprehensible.
Serial horse rapist and torturer Sterling Rachwal got a sweet deal from WI prosecutors.

Originally, Rachwal was charged with five crimes:
Three misdemeanors in Brown County:
Intentionally Mistreating Animals (raping a gelding)
Disorderly Conduct
Resisting or Obstructing an Officer

...and two misdemeanors in Manitowoc County:
Intentionally Mistreating Animals (raping a different gelding)
Disorderly Conduct

The assistant/deputy district attorneys of both counties offered him a deal. Jill Vendetti and Dana Johnson decided to drop most of the charges and offer Rachwal a slap on the wrist as punishment.  Rachwal plead guilty to just ONE misdemeanor charge of Intentionally Mistreating Animals.
He was sentenced to only two years probation! Article here.


Oh, and as part of the sentence, Rachwal has to pay a mere $105 and is banned from stepping foot on any property that has horses on it (ha, yeah right, like he's ever going to stop).
This deal is a slap in the face to all Wisconsin horse owners.
This deal says, "we don't care if Sterling Rachwal rapes and mutilates your horses."
 RACHWAL IS FREE TO RAPE AGAIN! 

Are you pissed? Let's change the law!
The "Sterling Rachwal" bill, A.B. 666, would provide a real criminal penalty for raping animals.

First, it has to be voted on by the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. Contact them and tell them to vote YES !

Next, the bill will go to the WI State Legislature. Contact them! http://legis.wisconsin.gov

You can read the full text of the bill here.

Safety Tips for Preventing Another Rachwal Rape:

Rachwal owns this SUV

Rachwal's Known Locations: Green Bay, where he lived on Bodart Street. Eaton & Maribel (near Green Bay) where he assaulted two horses. Denmark WI, where he worked for Salm Partners. Fon du Lac, where he assaulted a horse, and where he once lived (in a halfway house). New London/Weyauwega area, where Rachwal grew up. He may return to live on his parent's large farm on County Rd. X. Mendota Mental Hospital, where he spend several years, is located in Madison, WI. He was once also rumored to be attracted to the far northern parts of Wisconsin.

Rachwal Family: Unfortunately, Sterling Rachwal has a twin brother, and possibly one other brother, so appearance alone may not help you identify him. Sources close to the Rachwal family say that the brothers look fairly different now that they have aged, but make no assumptions about his identity. Sterling Rachwal's family are innocent citizens and should not be harassed in any way. At least one of his family members is terrified of him and wants nothing to do with him. Repeat: this family cannot help being related to a monster.

Other Possible Identifiers: Rachwal is interested in working on trucks. Rachwal has terrible spelling in written communications. You can see his  Facebook page here.

Protect Yourself!
Locked gates, security cameras, alarm systems, and guard dogs are good ideas. He WILL re-offend.

In the comments section, someone questioned the truth of this Sterling Rachwal's crimes. I can assure you that they and he are REAL horrors. I have included some articles and a video below, and you can click them to see them full size. You can also visit this news video, and Fon du Lac newspaper online article. You can also go to Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and look up Sterling Rachwal by name to see a list of his crimes.

More articles here, here, here, here, here, and below (click to enlarge):