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March 1: eight registered sex offenders living in Hoboken
The Registry shows none of these sex offenders are sexual predators. 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.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Owen Albritton | not incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dustin Lavone Crews | incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Eric Paul Jones | not incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct with minors 14 to 16 years of age 2nd degree |
| James Russell Griffin | not incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| John Richard Herrin | not incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Joseph Scott Nettles | not incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Virgil Benjamin Knox | not incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Richard Westbury | incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |