Stonington 2018 Halloween Sex Offender Addresses To Be Aware Of

STONINGTON, CT — There are 24 sex offenders living in Stonington 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.

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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:

1. HAROLD ALGER 2350 GOLD STAR HWY 8
2. EDWARD ALLEN 2350 GOLD STAR HWY APT. 21
3. GEORGE BANKS 24 BURROWS STREET
4. THOMAS BURGESON 26 MARINERS LN
5. JENNIFER HERNANDEZ 2350 GOLD STAR HWY APT 16
6. JOSHUA HICKEY 9 BORODELL AVE
7. Non-Compliant JAMES HIGHTOWER 416 COW HILL RD 2
8. JOSEPH JOHNSON 108 FAIR ACRES CIR
9. MICHAEL KAYSER 2350 GOLDSTAR HIGHWAY APT. 20
10. Matthew Klotz 113 HEWITT RD
11. KENNETH LAFFEY 8 PEARL ST
12. SEAN OFLAHERTY 96 DANIEL BROWN DR
13. GARRETT WRIGHT 12 BROADWAY AVE EXT
14. JOHN ADRIAN 98 W BROAD ST APT 2
15. BRIAN CONNELL 14 MARIE AVE
16. CARL CULLEN 39 FIELD ST
17. WILTON CURRY 38 W BROAD ST APT 16
18. GARY MELANSON 15 HAWLEY STREET
19. FREDDIE ROBBINS 15 WASHINGTON ST
20. Non-Compliant DAVID ROSE 50 MECHANIC ST
21. MATTHEW SANTIAGO 19 LATHROP AVE
22. JEFFREY BALL 6 MEADOW AVENUE
23. TRAVIS GRIEDER 63 CIRCLE DR
24. TODD PARRILLA 40 PELLEGRINO RD

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