Sangamon Sun

There was one new registered sex offender living in Menard County in June 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 12 sexual offenders living in Menard County, compared to 11 the month before.

The offender who moved to Menard County in June is a sexual predator.

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

The offender 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
Donald Stevens Burchett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Frederick Green	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/reproduce/sell
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
Jordan A. Scaccianoce	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Lester Pigue	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Marty A. McCandless	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
Steven C. Wilson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Steven E. Hobbs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force