The number of sex offenders living in Perry County remained unchanged at 22 in the week ending Feb. 16 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 Perry County as of Week Ending Feb. 16
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy E. Simmons | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jamie Ann Heine | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation/expose organs |
| Scott Quinn | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Traveling to meet a minor |
| John Christopher Rowe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Bryon D Pritchert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Carl Dean Kuhnert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles Scott Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jason A. Whitfield | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mark Allen Queen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Matthew David Mohr | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Phillip T. Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report annually |
| Christopher Roye | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jared D. Green | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ronald Wayne Rice | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| Ryan D. Simmons | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| Octaviano Medina | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Eric Leroy Lowe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| John Lawrence Franklin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Michael Barnes | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Felony conviction after 7/1/2011, Indecent liberties with a child/sex and Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Bruce E. Presutti | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Donald Joe Dasher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Moises Cantu | Sexually Dangerous Person | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Sexually dangerous person |
