Wautoma Man Sentenced for Attempted Child Abduction

WAUTOMA, Wis. (WAUH) – The 37-year-old Wautoma man suspected of trying to lure children into the woods at Bird Creek Park in Wautoma was sentenced last week in a Waushara County Court.

Shiloe Viau was sentenced to three years in prison and two years of extended supervision. He was given credit for 505 days already served in jail. He pled no contest to one count of attempted child abduction. Four other charges were either read into the record and dismissed or dismissed outright.

According to the criminal complaint, Parkside School staff called police on June 5, 2024, about a suspicious man at Bird Creek Park. Viau allegedly asked a nine-year-old boy to go into the woods with him so he could show him his phone.

A nine-year-old girl told police that Viau told her he was “Jesus,” and he was going to take them “to heaven today.” He went into the woods and motioned for the children to follow him.

According to the criminal complaint when police asked him about the incident he admitted being at the park, talking to the children, and saying he was God. He denied trying to have them follow him into the woods.