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There was one new registered sex offender living in Wabash 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, 20 sexual offenders were living in Wabash County, compared to 19 the quarter before.

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 Wabash 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Chad R. Pixley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Eric L. Kaldenberg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Gary L. Iglehart	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Sex offender registering false info/2nd+
James C. Miller	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse and Sex offender registering false info/2nd+
Jay A. Griggs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jeff N. Haugh	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Jon Michael Wolfe	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Joshua David Odaniel	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Grooming
Matthew M. Berberich	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Michael G. Riley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Phillip R. Majors	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated battery of a child <13/great bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Royal T. Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/cant consent
Russell Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Scottie A. Vaughan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Shane Mathew Willett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Shannon C. Barnes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent
Terry R. Wagner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Timothy Logan J. Doerr	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Trenton E. Hammond	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Failure to notify/no fixed address
William Leman Carsey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report a change of address/employment