East Central Reporter

There were two new registered sex offenders living in Clay County as of the first quarter of 2025, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

Of the two offenders who moved to Clay County during this period, one was a sexual predator.

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 offenders moving into Clay 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
Andrew R. Vanausdall	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Benjamin Jordan	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Grooming
Christopher M. Buening	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
Clyde Mullins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration
Danny L. Martin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Danny a Korzenewski	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Notification/no fixed address, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
David J. Carter	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Dillon L. Gordon	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act
Dustin J. Martin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ellery R. Thomas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
James Edward Gergen	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Public indecency/exposure/3rd+ and Violate sex offender registration
James Rowdy Scott	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Grooming
Jason S. Thomas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Attempt and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jessie A. Reynolds	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Joseph B. Hancock	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Kenneth S. Loss	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Failure to report a change of address/employment, Public indecency/exposure/3rd+ and Public indecency/lewd exposure
Lance W. Collins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Levi D. Byers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael L. Zwilling	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/2nd+
Michael Lawrence Pittman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13
Nathan A. Buchanan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
Paul Kalisz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Rodney A. Washington	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Ryan J. Keller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Steven L. McKibben	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Steven Louis Taylor	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Criminal sexual assault