South West Illinois News

There was one new registered sex offender living in Perry County in August 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The offender who moved to Perry County in August is a sexual predator.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.

The offender moving into Perry 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Alton L. Kessler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Antwan Hamilton	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse force
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
Donald Joe Dasher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Eric Leroy Lowe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Frederick R. Shotlow	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ginn Torres	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jacob Hochstetler V	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
James Munoz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent liberties with a child/sex
Jesse B. Gorel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Entice a child to remove clothes and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
John Christopher Rowe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Johnnie Brookins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Larry Chambers	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation/expose organs
Lynn Mhoon	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report annually
Mark K. Hill	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Michael D. Young	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13
Moises Cantu	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Sexually dangerous person
Nathaniel Martin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Scott Quinn	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Traveling to meet a minor
Sean T. Kelly	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Zachary Scott	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault