Duluth is home to 8 registered sex offenders in April
As of April, eight sex offenders were living in the city.
The Registry shows none of these sex offenders are sexual predators.
In Minnesota, people convicted of sex-related crimes are required to register as predatory offenders. The registration period usually lasts 10 years from sentencing, release, or the end of supervision, but in serious cases, such as repeat offenses or first-degree criminal sexual conduct, it can extend to lifetime registration.
Minnesota spends over $100 million annually on its Sex Offense Civil Commitment (SOCC) program, designed to prevent sex offender recidivism, according to a study by the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center.
As of August 2024, there were 18,877 registered sex offenders living in Minnesota. This translates to roughly 331 offenders per 100,000 residents.
Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Minnesota can be found online here.
| Offender | Crime | Crime description |
|---|---|---|
| Cedric Scott Anderson | Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree (2 counts), criminal sexual conduct in the third degree | Cedric Anderson has a history of engaging in sexual contact against unknown and known adult females. Contact has included penetration. Anderson has used force to gain control. |
| Daniel Harry Peria | Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, use of minors in sexual performance prohibited | Daniel Peria engaged in separate incidents of sexual contact and conduct against known male children and teens over the period of years. Contact included touch and penetration. Conduct included exhibitionism and promotion of sexually exploitive conduct. |
| Michael Laquan Garmon | Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree | In 1994 and 2008 Michael Garmon engaged in sexual contact against an unknown female child and a known female adult respectively. Contacts included penetration. Garmon accessed the child victim by providing her a ride. He accessed the adult victim as they were staying in the same residence. Garmen has used force to maintain control. |
| Richard Lenor Phillips-Bey | Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree, criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree | In 1990 and 1996, Richard Phillips-Bey engaged in separate incidents of sexual contact against a known adult female and an unknown female teen. Contacts included penetration. Phillips-Bey uses friendliness, attention and affection in his efforts to attain and maintain contact with the victims. He has used an accomplice, force, and threats in his efforts to maintain control. |
| Richard Walter Evoniuk | Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree | Richard Evoniuk has a history of engaging in sexual contact against known, female children. In each incident he gained and exploited unmonitored access to the victims through the use of his various relationships of trust. Evoniuk used the victims' confusion and naiveite to maintain control. |
| Taran Lavar Buchanan | Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree | Taran Buchanan engaged in sexual contact against a known female child. Contact included penetration. Buchanan used attention and affection to gain and exploit unmonitored access with the victim. |
| Westley Gordon Vandell | Use of minors in sexual performance prohibited, criminal sexual conduct in the third degree (6 counts) | Westley Vandell has a history of engaging in sexual contact and conduct against female teens. Contact has included penetration. Conduct included video recording the offenses. Vandell used friendliness and kindness in his efforts to generate relationships of trust. He would use those relationships to then attain and exploit unmonitored contact with the victims. Vandell used manipulation and mood-altering substances in his efforts to maintain control. |
| Willie James Vaughn-Bey | Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree (2 counts) | Willie Vaughn-Bey engaged in separate incidents of sexual contact against an unknown female adult and a known female teen. Contacts included touch and penetration. Vaughn-Bey accessed the adult victim by befriending her in a public space and accepting a ride home from her. Force was used to maintain control. Vaughn-Bey used his established relationship of trust to attain and exploit unmonitored contact with the teenaged victim. Coercion and manipulation were used in an effort to maintain control. |
Information in this article was obtained from the Minnesota Public Registrant Search. The source data can be found here.