Demarcus A. Buford, Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Illinois 2015

A 37-year-old Missouri man has been sentenced to federal prison for failure to register as a sex offender in Illinois. Demarcus A. Buford, of Jefferson City, Missouri, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and a $150 fine.

The sentencing took place on January 7, 2015, in federal district court in East St. Louis, Illinois. Buford was convicted of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse in St. Clair County, Illinois, on August 27, 2008.

According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, Buford failed to update his sex offender registration in Illinois or register as a sex offender in Missouri after moving to Missouri in 2013. He signed an Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act Notification Form on January 15, 2013, acknowledging his requirement to either update his registration in Illinois or register in Missouri.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The project is led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

Buford had previously been convicted of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse in St. Clair County, Illinois, on August 27, 2008. He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, with five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and a $150 fine.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel T. Kapsak.

Buford’s failure to register as a sex offender has serious consequences, and this sentence serves as a reminder of the importance of complying with registration requirements.

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