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The Registry showed 37 sexual offenders living in Mason County, compared to 35 the month before.
Both of the offenders who moved to Mason County in July 2024 were sexual predators.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Mason 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Mason County as of July 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Able H. Cravens | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Bret A. Unruh | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Brian Layton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Bryan L. Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Charles R. Burgess | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Christopher A. Sarff | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/film/photos and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Christopher M. Spitzack | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Clinton E. Danley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Daniel L. Wrestler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Danny W. Pollock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Dean O. Mills | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Derrick A. Armbrust | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Fred A. Tribbett Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Glen E. Krause | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James Connell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Jason R. Burmaster | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joel B. List | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 |
| John Prine | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| John T. Thorpe | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Attempt, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jonathan Edward Steven Kendall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Kevin Roberts | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Kevin William Allen Sanders | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Indecent solicitation of an adult |
| Levi T. Barnes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Loren W. Jasper | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Matthew Allen Thoma | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Reese D. Herman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert E. Plemmons | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert E. Smith | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Robert L. Buley | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Sex offender/reside within 500' of a playgrnd |
| Robert Persiani | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Ronald M. Ramsey | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Stanley a Budyn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Criminal sexual assault |
| Tae A. Gilbert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Terry L. Baughman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Vanessa L. Kelsey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Virgil Bell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Winston J. E. Bell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
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