The Registry shows none of these sex offenders is a sexual predator. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.
The Registry also shows two of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life unless removed by a court order or other legal means. Any individual who fails to register when required shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 30 years, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
If a sex offender moves to another county in the state of Georgia or another state in the US, they are required to register with the Sheriff in their new county or state of residence.
SafeHome.org, a security think tank, found the number of sex offenders in the US increases by roughly 32,000 a year.
Below is a breakdown of the 41 registered sex offenders in Bacon County as of the third quarter of 2023, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Benny Tanner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Mitchell Ellis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brock Dion Murray | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Carl Harrell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles D. Batson | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under |
| Clifford Michael Morgan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clyde Vernon Daniels Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery with a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| Crystal Skye Garnto | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Tullis Luke | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child through sexual contact |
| Donald Scott Pritchard | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Eric Charmont Henderson | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim under 12 years of age |
| Franklin David McCrea | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Gary Edward Warren Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Crimianl sexual conduct with a minor |
| Gerald Scott Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Glenn Keith Moore | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffery Dean Moore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffrey Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jeremy Eric Smith | Incarcerated | Second degree statutory rape (felony) |
| Jerome Anthony Gibson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jerry Paul Adams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jessie Wayne Youngblood | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Daniel Melton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Lamar Spivey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kenneth Danial Robertson Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery, injury not likely |
| Kenneth Tyrone Davis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kevin Richard Sowell | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy with a minor |
| Korey Kirkland | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry L. Medders | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation on a victim under 12 years of age |
| Leonard Bernard White | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Louis Daniel Panepinto | Not Incarcerated | Luring a child into a motor vehicle |
| Marterrius Keiair Wertz | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Antwon Spearman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Clarence Moore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Ray Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Richard Bonesteel | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| Robert Ellis Galloway | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robmez Jermaine Jerrideau | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Stevie Allen Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Timothy Strickland | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Tyler Weston Kline | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wilbert Deshaun Baldwin | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
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