CLINTONVILLE, Wis. — A Catholic priest was charged with arranging a hotel rendezvous with a 14-year-old-grl for sex. The teenager to whom Father Andrew Showers was charged with making the proposition was fictitious. It was a police sting. The arrest was at the at Pigeon Lake wayside stop in Clintonville. Police went to the park, identified Showers’ vehicle, blocked off exits, and conducted what they called “a high-risk traffic stop.” The arrest was on Sunday. The criminal complaint took three days to put together, partly because the arrest was in Waupaca County and the proposition was made apparently from Madison 130 miles away. The criminal complaint said a Clintonville police officer had posed as “Abby” on the online messaging platform Reddit on a section called Fox Valle Blowjobs. These details are itemized in the criminal complaint: Showers explained to Abby he was vacationing at Baileys Harbor in Door County. Showers offered an explicit photo of himself and asked for one in return. He asked Abbey about her sexual history, her favorite position ton and how she orgasmed. The two made plans to meet for sex. He promised to bring sushi for the rendezvous. This exchange was over six days. When arrested, according to the complaint, Showers had a male-arousal enhancement pill and a passkey for a $118-a-night room at the Cobblestone Inn in Clintonville. He was taken 30 miles to the county hail in Waupaca.
Showers. Age 37. Conviction could mean 40 years in prison and a $200,000 fine.
Showers profile
was ordained as a priest in 2017. He first was assigned at St. Cecilia Parish in Wisconsin Dells. His further assignments: St. Paul Parish in Madison, 2018 to 2020; St. Stephen Parish in Clinton, 2020; St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee, 2022; All Saints Parish in Berlin Parish and Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Green Lake, 2022 to 2023; and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, since 2023. All the assignments were in the Madison Diocese.