Sangamon Sun

The number of sex offenders living in Menard County stayed at 12 in January 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.

The offenders moving into Menard 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Christian Lopez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Curtis Robinson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Frederick Green	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/reproduce/sell
Gary Shrum	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Glen F. Stryker	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Criminal sexual assault and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jacob J. Guffey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
John R. Colson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Predatory criminal sexual assault
John T. Boggs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Marty A. McCandless	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
Robert K. Morgan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Steven C. Wilson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Steven E. Hobbs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force