Green Bay residency board approves Robert Bell for 1313 Saint George Street over 3-2 vote

The Green Bay Offender Residency Board on an unspecified date approved convicted sex offender Robert Bell to reside at 1313 Saint George Street, voting 3-2 after a public hearing that included Bell’s account of his convictions and confirmation from a Green Bay police captain.

The decision matters because the board reviews residency requests from people with convictions that affect where they may live in the city and can impose address-specific approvals and conditions.

At the start of the hearing, the board asked Bell to describe the convictions that triggered review. Bell said he was convicted in February 2004 of a second-degree sexual assault of a 16-year-old, and of other sex-related offenses from earlier years, and gave additional detail about the arrest and conviction. Captain Oberman of the Green Bay Police Department told the board Bell’s description matched the criminal complaints. “It’s accurate,” Captain Oberman said, and described officers’ observations after viewing video evidence in the case.

Bell told the board he was released from prison in February 2013 and said he is currently on probation for a Facebook-related violation. He told the board his GPS monitoring remains in place; when asked whether the GPS is “lifetime,” Bell replied, “Yes, ma’am.” He also said he is not currently in treatment and that a treatment letter in the packet dated 2020 indicated treatment from 2018 to 2020 but that he did not complete the program.

Board members questioned Bell about triggers, boundaries and housing stability. Bell identified schools and day cares as triggers and said he understands he cannot be around children and that any future romantic relationship would be with an adult. The board discussed the treatment documentation Bell provided: a landlord approval form signed by Daniel Kanchik and a 2020 letter from Marshall Kirkpatrick describing ongoing participation in treatment as of that letter’s date. Bell told the board he could not pay a $50 fee to update the treatment letter.

After discussion, a board member moved to approve the address-specific request. The motion passed by a 3-2 tally. The board’s approval letter instructs Bell to return to the board if he moves from 1313 Saint George Street.

The board’s action was limited to approving the specific address; no additional conditions or referrals were recorded in the meeting transcript. The board did not direct staff to place Bell into treatment, and Bell stated his probation officer had not required a new treatment assessment at this time.

The board’s approval is effective immediately for the specified address; Bell was told the board could mail the approval letter to that address or to his prior mailing address.