The release of a convicted sex offender in Ladysmith is coming with a warning.

The state’s Department of Corrections yesterday said 36-year-old Michael Crouse is a risk to commit another sex crime. He is to be released into Ladysmith next week. Crouse served time for two sex crime convictions, including a 2004 sexual assault of a child. Rusk County’s sheriff says Crouse’s pictures are online for anyone to see.