South West Illinois News

There were three new registered sex offenders living in Perry County in February compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 25 sexual offenders living in Perry County, compared to 22 the month before.

All three of the offenders who moved to Perry County in February were sexual predators.

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

The offenders 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
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
Bruce E. Presutti	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
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
Christopher Roye	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Donald Joe Dasher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Eric Leroy Lowe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
James D. Payne	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Jamie Ann Heine	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation/expose organs
Jared D. Green	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jason A. Whitfield	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John Christopher Rowe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
John Lawrence Franklin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse force
John Michael Lively	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
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
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
Michael Scott Buen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Moises Cantu	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Sexually dangerous person
Octaviano Medina	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Phillip T. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report annually
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
Scott Quinn	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Traveling to meet a minor