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  Sex Predators, Offenders Register in Washington County

News and Sentinel [Marietta OH]
July 25, 2005

MARIETTA - In the last four weeks, two individuals adjudicated as sexual predators and four individuals adjudicated as sexually-oriented offenders registered their whereabouts with the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

A sexual predator is an adult, or juvenile age 14 or older, who a judge has determined is likely to engage in future sexually oriented offenses and must register as such until death, officials said. A sexually oriented offender is an adult, or juvenile age 14 or older, who has been found guilty of or pleaded to committing a sexually oriented offense, but who has not been designated as a sexual predator or habitual sex offender. They must register for life or 10 years unless a judge removes this classification for juvenile offenders. Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks said it is important for residents to know the names, locations and appearance of persons convicted of sex crimes.

"The use of this information is imperative in protecting our loved one, most importantly, our children," he said.

Sexual Predators:

Dennis Edward Shahan Sr., 43, 1211 Wyatt Lane, Apt. C, Belpre, convicted of gross sexual imposition.

Terry Joe Wallace, 56, 518 Coal Run Drive, Beverly, convicted of gross sexual imposition. Sexually Oriented Offenders:

Anthony Thomas Jablonowski, 68, 800 Strahler Road, Waterford, convicted in Wyoming of immoral acts with a minor.

Dennis H. Maxson, 37, work address 3400 Ohio 821, Whipple, convicted in Washington, D.C., of rape.

Kurt Ryan Medley, 29, 121 Cornerstone Drive, Marietta, convicted of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

Philip John Petit, 30, 913 Front St., Marietta, convicted in West Virginia of sexual abuse. One of the offenders, Anthony Jablonowski, was a priest at St. Anthony Catholic Church, part of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and later was a priest with the Diocese of Steubenville. He was transferred in 1991 to start a new religious order called the Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in Waterford, Ohio.

Jablonowski agreed to a deal in April 2004 whereby charges of felonious restraint and third-degree sexual assault would not be filed in exchange for a no contest plea to taking indecent liberties with a teenager. He was later sentenced to 15 months to seven years in prison.