15 Sex Offenders Live In Wethersfield As Of October 2019

WETHERSFIELD, CT — There are 15 sex offenders living in Wethersfield as of October 2019, 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. This is a useful tool to help you be aware of who's living in your neighborhood.

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:

• Shawn Basner 42 FOLLY BROOK BLVD APT 1
• WENDELL CHANTRY JR 139 WOLCOTT HILL ROAD
• SHANAYA HICKS 7 MOUNT LAUREL DR
• ROBERT HOPKINS 317 GARDEN ST
• SHAWN IRWIN 12 LIVINGSTON ST
• PHILLIP JOUBERT SR 1800 BERLIN TPKE ROOM 107
• SALVATORE LEONE 169 RUTLEDGE RD
• JOSEPH MARINO 62 SHARON LANE
• JAMES OLIVER 633 HIGHLAND STREET
• DERRICK PITTS 1310 BERLIN TPKE APT 509
• RAFAELITO RIVERA 36 FOLLY BROOK BLVD
• JOSE RODRIGUEZ 252 JORDAN LANE
• DAVID SMITH 115 FAIRLANE DRIVE
• RUSSELL TYSZKA 104 TWO STONE DR
• PATRICK WEGNER 1680 BERLIN TPKE room 150