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Edwards County has no new registered sex offenders in week ending Dec. 8

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Cindy Barbera-Brelle Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator | Official Website

Cindy Barbera-Brelle Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator | Official Website

The number of sex offenders living in Edwards County remained unchanged at 10 in the week ending Dec. 8 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 Edwards County as of Week Ending Dec. 8

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Howard Dale LakeNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantGrooming
Leonard CookSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated child pornography
Dereck Wayne WeltySexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Kevin RobertsSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert PersianiSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Terry L. MizeSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender present in a school zone and Violate sex offender registration
James Wallace SmithSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to register new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration
Richard A. WilletteSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 and Criminal sexual assault/force
Martin ContrerasSexual PredatorCompliantChild pornography victim less than 13
Douglas C. BartlettSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault/victim 13-17/2nd

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