Former Sheboygan H.R. Director Jailed for Child Sex Crimes

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Former Sheboygan H.R. Director Adam Westbrook is in Sauk County jail, facing four counts of possession of child pornography and four counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Take Back Sheboygan detailed the culture of intimidation and fear that Westbrook brought to the City of
Sheboygan before his resignation.

https://fox11online.com/news/crime/adam-westbrook-outagamie-county-human-resources-director-arrested-sauk-county-baraboo-kenosha-county-case-child-pornography-sexual-exploitation

In Westbrook’s resignation letter, he stated:

“What I did not know was how callous, deliberately untruthful, and unwelcoming a small, but very vocal, part of this community would be. Since starting at the City, I have been subject to an onslaught of false, defamatory, and downright hateful statements and accusations coming from a small group of individuals who seem to relish in conspiracy theories, name-calling, and trying as hard as they can to rid the City of anyone who doesn’t look, think, or act like them.”

There was a report on WHBL that stated Westbrook resigned amidst allegations of inappropriate comments of a sexual nature to a city intern. There was an open records request regarding Westbrook’s conduct, and shortly after that, he resigned. City Attorney Chuck Adams released a
press release, and in the words of WHBL, “strongly rebuked claims of inappropriate conduct by Westbrook.”

https://whbl.com/2023/08/31/city-attorney-allegations-of-misconduct-by-westbrook-were-false/

Adams stated that he was made aware of the comment and spoke to people involved in the conversation, and he was able to determine the conversation was entirely appropriate and above board.

What could have happened had Adams conducted a more thorough investigation? What may have been discovered?

The Appleton Post Crescent had an article yesterday, February 17, 2024, about the allegations made against Westbrook. The article states that Sheboygan Press reporter Alex Garner contributed to the article. The article mentions this site and talks about posts that alleged Westbrook’s actions led to “corruption” at City Hall.

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2024/02/16/outagamie-county-human-resources-director-arrested-in-sauk-county/72631299007

Westbrook denied all the allegations made on this site during an interview with the Sheboygan Press.

Other residents of Sheboygan brought forward concerns with Westbrook other than this site. Some people in this community referred to this as propaganda or people obsessed with conspiracy theories.

Westbrook said, “They are spreading false accusations to City employees and the public at large, trying to undermine all of the good things the City is doing, and tarnish my name and reputation along the way.”

Who do you believe now?

The longtime city employees that had their lives flipped upside down by Adam Westbrook?

Or Adam Westbrook?

There is more to this story. There are people currently in City Hall who made deliberate choices to align with Adam Westbrook. Those stories may be coming soon.

Take Back Sheboygan County knows that many former and current City employees have been reluctant to share their stories for fear of retaliation. If you are one of these, we welcome you to contact us. Your name will not be shared without permission. You can contact us at https://takebacksheboygancounty.com/contact/.

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