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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

No new registered sex offenders living in Jasper County in week ending Dec. 15

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Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website

Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website

The number of sex offenders living in Jasper County remained unchanged at eight in the week ending Dec. 15 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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.

Registered Sex Offenders in Jasper County as of Week Ending Dec. 15

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Martin P. BelckeNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantSexual exploitation of a child/sex act and Violate sex offender registration
Ray Dean MillerNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantSexual exploitation of a child/sex act
Eugene W. ThomasSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
James D. HowardSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jermel PopeSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Samuel Lee BurtonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Richard Maurice ChanchicoSexual PredatorCompliantChild pornography/film/photos
Steven J. MolenaarSexually Violent PersonCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child

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