5 People Possibly Violating Sex Offender Registration Act: Kendall Sheriff

Press release from Kendall County Sheriff's Office:

KENDALL COUNTY, IL — On April 13, 2022, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office hosted a multi-jurisdictional police initiative to check compliance on all registered sex offenders and registered violent offenders against youth residing in Kendall County.

Investigators from 11 police agencies worked together to conduct compliance checks on 104 offenders, making contact with 49. As a result of these checks, investigators identified five offenders that were possibly in violation of the Sex Offender Registration Act or the Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act, and criminal investigations into these allegations are being conducted.

"The Sheriff’s Office is committed to the safety of all citizens within Kendall County," Sheriff Dwight Baird. "To meet this commitment, we will conduct regular compliance checks on sex offenders and violent offenders to ensure they comply with the requirements of state law. We are fortunate to have such strong partnerships with local and federal law enforcement agencies, which maximizes the effectiveness of these efforts."

The police agencies joining the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office in this initiative are the Yorkville Police Department, Plano Police Department, Plainfield Police Department, Oswego Police Department, Montgomery Police Department, Joliet Police Department, Aurora Police Department, Minooka Police Department, Illinois Department of Corrections Parole Department, and the United States Marshals Service.

This press release was produced by Kendall County Sheriff's Office. The views expressed here are the author’s own.