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Registered sex offenders: no new living in Pope County as of Feb. 2

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The number of sex offenders living in Pope County remained unchanged at six in the week ending Feb. 2 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 Pope County as of Week Ending Feb. 2

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Seattle MorrisSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated child pornography
Daniel Alan PaddickSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Kyrum Dwight MaynorSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Scott L. ShalesSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Aggravated criminal sexual assault/vic 9-13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Thomas L. YontsSexual PredatorCompliantChild pornography/film/photos and Indecent solicitation of a child
Adam E. TurnerSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school

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