7 Sex Offenders In Highland Park, 2 In Highwood: 2021 Safety Map

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — There are eight sex offenders registered as Highland Park residents, one more than the same point last year, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry. There are two Highwood residents on the registry, one more than last year.

Of the 10 registered sex offenders from both communities, eight are considered sexual predators and required to register with state police annually for the rest of their life. One man is currently incarcerated in state prison, one is listed as non-compliant with registration requirements and the location of two of them is unknown.

The two missing men have been non-compliant for more than a year. They include 44-year-old Armando Basilio-Mancilla, convicted of the aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 12-year-old, and 36-year-old Jose Raul Martinez who was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in connection with an incident that involved a 16-year-old when he was 23, according to the registry.

Here is where sex offenders are registered as living in Highland Park and Highwood. Pins on the map represent addresses of offenders convicted of sex crimes. Roll your cursor over the pins, and you will see more information pop up, including the registered sex offender's name, address, date of birth and convictions.

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In Illinois, registered sex offenders are prohibited from passing out candy on Halloween. They may not appear in a Halloween costume or other child-centered holiday characters, such as Santa or the Easter Bunny, in public. Registered sex offenders, however, may wear a Halloween costume in their home, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.

Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that the registries play 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.

The Association for the Treatment of Sex Abusers, a nonprofit organization for clinicians, researchers, educators, law enforcement and court officials involved in sexual abuse cases, cautions that children do not face a heightened risk during the Halloween season: "There is no change in the rate of sexual crimes by non-family members during Halloween. That was true both before and after communities enacted laws to restrict the activities of registrants during Halloween. The crimes that do increase around Halloween are vandalism and property destruction, as well as theft, assault, and burglary."

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