Southbury 2018 Halloween Sex Offender Addresses To Be Aware Of

Editor's Note: One or more names in this report have been redacted in light of additional documentation provided regarding this case.

SOUTHBURY, CT — There are 12 sex offenders living in Southbury as of October 2018, according to the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry. More than half of rape/sexual assault incidents happen within a mile of the victim's home, according to the United States Department of Justice. About 75 percent of victims know their attacker, and 45 percent of victims are under 12 years old.

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection maintains the registry and updates information regularly, but information can change quickly. Information is often provided by offenders themselves as required by law.

You may want to avoid trick or treating at these houses and apartments on Halloween, or merely be aware of who's living in your neighborhood during the rest of the year.

Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that the registries can play only a limited role in preventing child sexual abuse and stress that most perpetrators are known to the child. The U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees the National Sex Offender Public Website, estimates that only about 10 percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are strangers to the child.

The Justice Department estimates 60 percent of perpetrators are known to the child but are not family members but rather family friends, babysitters, child care providers and others, and 30 percent of child victims are abused by family members. Nearly a quarter of the abusers are under the age of 18, the department estimates.

CT State Police also posted the following warning in regards to the registry:

"ANY PERSON WHO USES INFORMATION IN THIS REGISTRY TO INJURE, HARASS OR COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT AGAINST ANY PERSON INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRY OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION."

Here is the full list of registered sex offenders living in your town according to the state's registry:

ANDREW CARROLL 124 BERKSHIRE RD

DANIEL CUSSON 1204 BUCKS HILL RD

LOUIS GRAZIANI 139B WOODVALE DR

ROLAND GUERTIN 305 MANOR ROAD

SCOTT HAWTHORNE 81 HILLDALE DRIVE

(removed)

JOSEPH KELLER 115 LUNA TRAIL EXT

JOHN KRIMSKY 850-A HERITAGE VILLAGE

JAMES LEEBAERT 44 LOW BRIDGE RD

GERD MIDDELMANN 232 OLD FIELD RD

HARVEY SCHNEIDER 1872 BUCKS HILL RD

ROBERT SHIELDS 141 ROCKY MOUNTAIN RD

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