South West Illinois News

There was one new registered sex offender living in Perry County in the week ending March 2 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 25 sexual offenders were living in Perry County, compared to 24 the week before.

The offender who moved to Perry County at the time is 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 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
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
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 Scott Buen	Sexual Predator	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
James D. Payne	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Moises Cantu	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Sexually dangerous person