Governor and Oregon State Police put sexual predator information online
Click here for the Oregon State Sex Offender Registry
Monday, July 03, 2006
SALEM - Governor Ted Kulongoski announced that the Oregon State Police are now online with a new Web site which publishes information regarding dangerous sex offenders residing in Oregon. The site was established in accordance with HR 3486 in order to provide information such as name, address, physical descriptions, pictures and conditions of release regarding high risk offenders.
"This new Web site will give Oregonians information about the most predatory sex offenders in their communities," Kulongoski said. "This is one of many tools we need to keep our communities safe. It is important to remember that most sexual offenders have never been convicted and are therefore not in this database. This is why it is imperative for parents to be ever vigilant of our children and with whom they associate."
There are approximately 700 registered sex offenders in Oregon who are classified as predatory or sexually violent dangerous offenders. These offenders are required to register for life under Oregon law and their information will be permanently available on this Web site.
Many counties already provide Web-based information about sexual predators, but the OSP Web site will allow citizens to view the list of offenders in its entirety. As of July 1, more than 85 percent of the predatory sex offenders will be listed on the site.
All will be on the Web site shortly thereafter. Not all sex offenders are classified as "predatory," so not every person who has been convicted of a sexual offense will be listed on the site.
"Oregonians finally have a place to look up predatory sex offenders in their neighborhoods. Hopefully this will give parents one more tool to help protect their children," said State Rep. Jerry Krummel, a key sponsor of HR 3486.
In a related matter, Oregon will now link its Web site to the National Sex Offender Public Registry. The new Web site can be accessed at http://sexoffenders.oregon.gov, or through the Oregon State Police Web site at www.oregon.gov/OSP or through the National Sex Offender Public Registry at www.nsopr.org.
About Governor Kulongoski
Born in rural Missouri on November 5, 1940, Ted Kulongoski began his
life humbly, growing up in a Catholic boys’ home in St. Louis. After
graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and
served a tour of duty in Southeast Asia, returning home to work as a
truck driver and a bricklayer in a steel mill in Alton, Illinois.
Thanks to the GI Bill, he was able to pursue higher education, and attended the University of Missouri, where he earned both an undergraduate degree and a law degree. To this day, Ted Kulongoski credits the GI Bill for giving him the opportunity to pursue his dream of a better life—an opportunity he believes everyone should have.
After landing a job as a judicial clerk in Eugene, Oregon, he set about establishing his own law firm. His early successes in representing labor organizations earned him a reputation as a leading labor lawyer. During a session of the Oregon legislature, he authored the Oregon Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act, a landmark piece of legislation that became the cornerstone of public employees’ bargaining rights in Oregon.
A growing appreciation for public service, and a determination to level the playing field for all Oregonians, led him to seek election to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1974. He won. After serving two terms, he ran for the Oregon State Senate, where he served until 1983.
After receiving appointment to the office of Oregon Insurance Commissioner in 1987, he led a sweeping reform of the state’s workers’ compensation system, which quickly gained national recognition as a model for reducing employers’ costs while upgrading workers’ benefits. Thanks in part to his record as Insurance Commissioner, Ted Kulongoski won election as Oregon’s Attorney General in 1992.
As the state’s chief legal officer, his first order of business was reforming the state’s juvenile justice system, bringing certainty and accountability not only to juvenile offenders, but also to the system itself. His love of the law, and his belief in using the law to help make society more equitable and fair, led him to seek and win a seat as an Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, a position he held until mid-2001, when he decided to run for Governor. He began serving his first term as Governor in January 2003, becoming the first Oregon Governor to serve in all three branches of state government—legislative, judicial and executive.
Throughout his 30 years of public service, Ted has won admiration for his ability to bring people together to solve difficult issues. He has fought to protect older citizens from fraud and abuse, raise the minimum wage and strengthen safety laws for workers. He has led an aggressive effort to provide a first-rate education for every child in Oregon, and has championed health care for everyone, both old and young. And he has signed into law the toughest measures in America to fight meth crimes.
When he became Governor in January 2003, Ted Kulongoski took the reins of a state government burdened with a budget deficit of $3 billion, and the loss of more than a fifth of its revenue, thanks to a national recession that ravaged Oregon’s high-tech economy and reduced both personal and corporate income.
Knowing that strong management measures were needed if Oregon could ever again aspire to prosperity, the new Governor changed the way the state handles its budget. He cut expenses and reformed state purchasing to save tax dollars. And most important, he made creating jobs his first priority, and aggressively promoted business opportunities in rural and urban areas while protecting the environment. He opened the doors to college for more Oregonians by nearly doubling the availability of state help to low-income students. He brought new jobs by the tens of thousands into the state, and made Oregon’s economy the sixth-fastest growing economy in the nation.
Ted Kulongoski’s vision for Oregon includes an education system that produces the world’s best-trained and most reliable workers; a health care system that covers every child under 19 and provides affordable health care for all; and a commitment to renewable, clean energy that helps achieve energy independence while creating jobs in the exciting new industries of the Twenty-First Century.
The Governor and his wife, Mary Oberst, have three grown children. They enjoy backpacking and hiking. An avid fly-fisherman, Ted will throw a fly into any puddle or stream he happens to find.
Conditions of Use Statement for the Oregon Sex Offender Registry
ORS 181.592 authorizes the Oregon State Police to make information about registered sex offenders available to the public. ORS 181.592(4)(c) authorizes the release of information on certain sex offenders to be posted on a public web site.
This site is for information only. The Oregon State Police has not considered or assessed the specific risk that any convicted sex offender displayed on this web site will commit another offense or the nature of any future crimes that may be committed. The law mandates Oregon State Police provide information listing the name, address and descriptions of the offenders who MAY pose a risk to the community. This information is NOT a "Wanted Bulletin" and is intended for ADVISORY PURPOSES ONLY.
The Oregon State Police, Sex Offender Registration Unit, updates this information regarding convicted sex offenders regularly, making every effort at accuracy. However, this information can change quickly. You are cautioned that the address and some of the information provided is information provided by the registrant and may not reflect the current residence, status, or other information regarding an offender.
The information provided through this web site is an open record. It is your responsibility to make sure the records you access through this web site pertain to the person about whom you are seeking information. Extreme care should be exercised in using information obtained from this web site. Neither the Oregon State Police nor the State of Oregon shall be responsible for any errors or omissions produced by secondary dissemination of this data. Positive identification of a person believed to be a Predatory sex offender cannot be established unless a fingerprint comparison is made.
The information on this web site refers only to sex offenses defined under ORS 181.594 and may not reflect the entire criminal history of a particular individual.
Legal and Illegal Uses
Under the provisions of state law this information is provided for general public safety. A person is authorized to use this information only to protect him/herself or a child who may be at risk. The release of this information to the public is meant to assure public protection, not to punish the offender. It is illegal to use information obtained through this web site to commit a crime against a registered sex offender or to engage in discrimination or harassment against a registered sex offender. Anyone who uses this information to commit a criminal act against another person is subject to criminal prosecution and/or civil action.
NOTE:
Information is only provided for sex offenders who have been designated as Predatory, as provided in ORS 181.585, who have also been determined to present the highest risk of reoffending and to require the widest range of notification; or found to be a sexually violent dangerous offender under ORS 144.635.
Alleged violations of law by registrants under Oregon statutes should be reported to your local law enforcement agency. If you have knowledge that a registrant is not residing at the last reported residence listed on this web site, you are encouraged to call the "Information Contact" listed for that registrant.
