Sex Offenders

Chief George Filenko

The Round Lake Park Police Department offers a direct link to information regarding registered Sex Offenders in our community.

In Illinois, if you are convicted of a sex offense, as defined in the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act, you will be required to register with the state as a sex offender.

These crimes include:

Indecent Solicitation of a Child;
Sexual Exploitation of a Child;
Soliciting for a Juvenile Prostitute;
Keeping a place of Juvenile Prostitution;
Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute;
Juvenile Pimping;
Exploitation of a Child;
Child Pornography;
Aggravated Child Pornography;
Criminal Sexual Assault;
Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault;
Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child;
Criminal Sexual Abuse;
Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse;
Ritualized Abuse of a Child;
Forcible Detention of a child;
Indecent Solicitation;
Soliciting for a Prostitute, if the victim is a child;
Pandering, if the victim is a child;
Patronizing, if the victim is a child;
Pimping, if the victim is a child;
Public Indecency (for a third or subsequent conviction);
Custodial Sexual Misconduct;
Sexual Misconduct with a Person with a Disability;
Permitting Sexual Abuse of a Child;
Kidnapping, if the victim is a child and you are not the parent;
Aggravated Kidnapping, if the victim is a child, you are not the parent, and the offense was sexually motivated;
Unlawful Restraint, if the victim is a child, you are not the parent, and the offense was sexually motivated;
Aggravated Unlawful Restraint, if the victim is a child, you are not the parent, and the offense was sexually motivated;
Child Abduction if you lure a child under the age of 16 into a vehicle for a sexual motive; and
Any attempts to commit any of the offenses listed above.

A court may also require you to register as a sex offender if you are:

Found not guilty of a sexually-related offense on the grounds that you are insane; or
Considered to be sexually dangerous or violent.

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