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Menard County houses 1 new registered sex offender in Q1

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Colonel Marcus Gipson Deputy Director for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website

Colonel Marcus Gipson Deputy Director for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website

There was one new registered sex offender living in Menard County as of the first quarter of 2025, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 14 sexual offenders were living in Menard County, compared to 13 the quarter before.

The offender who moved to Menard County during this period 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 Menard County may have been recently convicted or moved from other cities in the US.

A SafeHome.org study found that the number of registered sex offenders in the U.S. rose to more than 795,000 as of August 2024, an increase of about 8,000 from 2023.

Illinois has the fifth-highest number of registered sex offenders in the country, with over 34,000 individuals on the registry, and ranks 23rd in number of offenders per 100,000 residents.

Registered Sex Offenders in Menard County as of Q1

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Adam R. VieleSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Bernard A. SchislerSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Charles E. HindsSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse
Curtis RobinsonSexual PredatorCompliantChild pornography/film/photos
Doug J. BennettSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Gary D. WoodSexual PredatorCompliantChild pornography/film/photos and Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
Gary ShrumSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault
Jacob J. GuffeySexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault
John R. ColsonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated 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. BoggsSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Robert K. MorganSexual PredatorCompliantChild pornography/film/photos
Steven C. WilsonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Steven E. HobbsSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault/force
Tyler J. HarpSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16

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