Shay Christopher Greene, Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Illinois 2019

A sex offender from Tennessee has been indicted on charges of failure to register in Illinois, according to a recently unsealed indictment.

Shay Christopher Greene, 23, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Illinois, on charges of failure to register as a sex offender upon his relocation from Tennessee to Danville, Illinois, in May 2019.

Greene was arrested on August 14, 2019, and charged by criminal complaint, according to court documents. He was allegedly released from incarceration in Tennessee in March 2019, after being convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor involving production of child pornography.

Greene allegedly failed to register or update his registration as required under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, while residing in Danville, Illinois, including at a local homeless shelter and a residence on Kist Ave.

Greene allegedly used assumed names, including 'Christopher Wolfe,' in Danville, Illinois, according to the indictment.

If convicted, Greene faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Greene has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest on August 14, 2019.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elly M. Peirson, and the investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Danville and Catlin, Illinois, Police Departments.

Members of the public are reminded that an indictment is merely an accusation; the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdil/pr/tennessee-sex-offender-indicted-charge-failure-register