Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 38 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that one 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 that seven 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 38 registered sex offenders in Rabun County as of the second quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Anthony Andrews | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Abraham Cefrino Million | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Al Marlin Livengood | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Albert Tony Walker | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Bobby Lee Franklin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Budge Earl Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Clifton Jay Eller | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Cupertino Martinez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Douglas Powell Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Danny Boone Brown | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Danny Mitchell Gragg | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| David Ray Fountain Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Derek Newell Gillett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Devin Raydean Wooten | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eugene Glenn Bell | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Fred Harran Benton | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties children |
| James Austin Bingham | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| James Bentley Cannon | Incarcerated | Rape |
| James Daniel Moore Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Lee Whitlock | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Thomas Bishop | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jefferson Spencer | Not Incarcerated | Furnishing/distributing obscene material to minors |
| Jeffrey Michael Bolter | Not Incarcerated | Attempted sexual battery on a child under 16 |
| Joseph William Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |
| Kenneth Jake Guffie | Not Incarcerated | Obscene telephone contact with a child |
| Larry Willard MacK | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual activity with a minor |
| Lazaro Marin | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Matthew Shane McCall | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of a child under 16 years of age |
| Paul Edward Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Peter Mathews Nagle | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Randall Scott Hamilton | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Richard Dayton Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Dale Whitted | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Park Setzer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Thomas Harold Green | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery victim 12 to 15 years |
| Thomas Michael Kendrix | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Travis Gregory Hooper | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| William Paul Taylor | Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious acts, molestation |
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