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There were three new registered sex offenders living in Saline County in February 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

All three of the offenders who moved to Saline County in February 2024 were sexual predators.

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

The offenders moving into Saline 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
Aaron McCarty	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Adam Lee McKendree	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Audra L. Matuszewski	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Bailey Ray Burba	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Entice a child to remove clothes
Brent Allen Hardin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Brian K. McCormick	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child
Chaquille T Jefferson	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Charles Wallace	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Christopher S. Brooks	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Clifford Lee Lewis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13
Dana Elizabeth Colbroth	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child
Daniel Ray Sherfield	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Dean Arthur Carr	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Forrest G. Fowler	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Fred L. Seibert	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Gary Atkinson Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Grover Patrick Bennett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child sex offender/loitering
James T. Sinks	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jeffrey A. Scott	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Jerry Ryan Dawson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John E. Howard	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John George McFarland	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/cant consent
Keith A. Kappler	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd
Kevin Taylor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Lester Birk York	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Marcie Ann Galiher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/victim <13
Michael A. Hazelwood	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Michael Colt Kline	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/produce
Michael Irvin	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Michaelangelo Godsey	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration
Raymond L. Brindley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child abductn/lure a child <16 yrs into vehicle
Robert Lee Patterson	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act
Roger Lee Kimmel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Shannon G. Burton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Thomas Lee Ledbetter	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Tiffany Lynn McDonald	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
Timothy B. Clayton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Attempt and Violate sex offender registration act
Timothy D. Rogers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Exploitation of a child less than 13 and Failure to report annually/2+
Wendell G. Mitchell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Weston C. Cluck	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17