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The number of sex offenders living in Wayne County stayed at 22 in January 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 Wayne 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
Allen Lloyd Hatton	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Sexually dangerous person
Brian S. Vaught	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Calvin C. Sachs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography
Charles D. Legg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16
Danial Edward Bailey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Daniel P. Landreth	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
David S. Shelton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Dustin C. Creighton	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Grooming and Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
Earl R. McKibben	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Gregory D. Caudle	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Hardy A. Lee III	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
John Lence	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Sexually dangerous person
Joshua S. Perry	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated child pornography
Nile E. Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Peter J. Daubs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Phillip E. Bone	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Rape, Sexually dangerous recovered and Unlawful restraint
Robert J. Thomas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Roger R. Hutchinson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Scott A. Walker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Scott Alan Conard	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Thomas L. Hatcher	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
Warren S. Hallbeck	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16