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

The Registry showed 25 sexual offenders living in White County, compared to 24 the month before.

The offender who moved to White County in November is a sexual predator.

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

The offender moving into White 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
Arnold Reed	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Permit sexual abuse of a child
Britt Jordan	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Charles Edwin Clifton	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Clinton J. Rogers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Fred E. Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration
Harvey R. Cheeseman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jared Jackson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Jeramie B. Benson	Sexual Predator	Location Unknown	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Sex offender registering/false info
Jeremy W. Kindhart	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John D. Smith	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Larry Allen Bomar	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Larry Cole	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Luther E. Wright	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Mark M. Blake	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Matthew E. Jolley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Michael Henley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/reproduce/sell
Michael K. Mayberry	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Michael Lewis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ricky A. Starnes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Robbie Dale Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Timothy Joseph Patton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Vincent Carl Peters	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Wade James Lesher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual assault/force and Violate sex offender registration
Walter Lima	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
William S. Franks	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16