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Week ending March 16: 1 new registered sex offender living in DeWitt County

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There was one new registered sex offender living in DeWitt County in the week ending March 16 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 18 sexual offenders were living in DeWitt County, compared to 17 the week before.

The offender who moved to DeWitt County at the time is a sexual predator.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives. Sexually violent people are no longer listed 10 years after their conviction.

The offender moving into DeWitt County may have been recently convicted or moved from other cities in the US.

According to a 2024 study by SafeHome.org, Illinois ranks fifth in the total number of registered sex offenders, with more than 34,000 living in the state.

Nationally, the study found over 795,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S. as of August 2024 — an increase of approximately 8,000 compared to 2023.

Registered Sex Offenders in DeWitt County as of Week Ending March 16

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Dustin Dale ClemonsNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantChild sex offender present in a school zone and Sex relations
Vincent Carl PetersNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantIndecent solicitation of a child
James Allen BaileySexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report change of address and Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act/2nd
James P. LogueSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Lawrence R. RameySexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse
Melonie D. FarnsworthSexual PredatorNon-CompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Violate sex offender registration
Brandon James RotholtzSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Charles David LawsonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Mark Gordon SteeleSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Matthew Wade SympsonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender present in a school zone and Violate sex offender registration
Tanner J. ReynoldsSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Sexual exploitation/expose organs/2nd and Traveling to meet a minor
Dustin Robert UnderwoodSexual PredatorCompliantChild pornography victim less than 13
Jeff W. BristowSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Jonathon P. CanoSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault/force and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Daniel Thomas CrainSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Fred Donald ThrasherSexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault
Joey Wayne HardwickSexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault
Kelly J. WilliamsSexual PredatorCompliantSexual exploitation/expose organs

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