Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 20 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that one of these sex offenders is a sexual predator. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.
The Registry also shows that two of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life unless removed by a court order or other legal means. Any individual who fails to register when required shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 30 years, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
If a sex offender moves to another county in the state of Georgia or another state in the US, they are required to register with the Sheriff in their new county or state of residence.
SafeHome.org, a security think tank, found the number of sex offenders in the US increases by roughly 32,000 a year.
Below is a breakdown of the 20 registered sex offenders in Oconee County as of the second quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Scott Simms | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Crescencio Arturo Espinosa | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Donald Memory Gearin | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Fernando D. Carr | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| George David Fielding | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Joshua Ray Silvers | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Wayne Gordon | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kevin Scott Hawkins | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lolan Ernest Reeves | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Martin Miles Bodie | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| Michael Sebastian Hancock | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Nicholas Wayne Hughes | Not Incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Sanchez Demario Jones | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas William Turnbull | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Timothy Denoris Duncan | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Travis Allen Pirtle | Not Incarcerated | Child porn |
| Turner Deaton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wallace Lynn Dew | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Wendy Katherine Packer | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Henry Allen | Not Incarcerated | Purchase or possession of child pornography |
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