St. Cloud Sun

There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Stearns County in August compared to the previous month, according to the Minnesota Public Registrant Search.

There are eight sex offenders registered in Stearns County in August.

The Registry shows one of these sex offender is sexual predator. In Minnesota, convicted predatory offenders also are subject to certain mandatory sentencing laws that are designed to minimize their chances to re-offend.

Minnesota legislation about sex offenders and predators is currently being evaluated and revised, such as if offenders with good behavior can be removed from the Registry.

Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Minnesota can be found online here.

Offender	Crime	Crime description
James Stamps Jr.	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree	James Stamps has a history of physically assaulting and engaging in sexual contact with unknown adult females. Contact included penetration. Force and a weapon have been used to gain compliance. Stamps gained access by approaching them in a public setting.
Dagan Michael Lasart	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Dagan Michael Lasart engaged in sexual contact with an adult female victim. Contact included sexual touching. Lasart gained access to victim by entering her residence without permission. Force and a weapon were used to gain compliance. Lasart was also wearing a mask and was not known to victim.
Duane Lloyd Swanson	Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree	Offender has a history of sexual conduct and contact with adolescent male victims(age 12 – 14). Conduct included showing one victim pornography. Contact included sexual touching. Offender gained access to victims by inviting them to his residence. Offender was known victims.
Maceo Lamont Williams	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Maceo Williams has a history of sexual contact with known adult females. Contact has included sexual touching and penetration. Williams gained access to two females by requesting assistance. Force, manipulation, accomplices, threats, and a weapon have been used to gain compliance.
Michael Allen Meyer	Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree (2 counts), criminal sexual conduct in the third degree	Michael Meyer has a history of engaging in sexual contact with known male and female children and teenagers. Contact has included sexual touching and penetration. Meyer has used bribes, manipulation, and has taken advantage of victims' vulnerable state to gain compliance.
Terrence Davone Olive	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Terrence Olive engaged in sexual contact with a known female child on more than one occasion. Contact included sexual touching.
Dwaine Robert Smith	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree	Dwaine Smith has a history of engaging in sexual contact and conduct with known male children. Contact included sexual touching and penetration; conduct included exposure. Smith used his position of authority and bribes to gain compliance.
Jesse Martin Bendickson	Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree, predatory offense, non-MN statute	Jesse Bendickson has a history of sexual contact with known female teenagers. Contact included sexual touching and penetration.