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Registered sex offenders in Medford, New York


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According to our research of New York and other state lists, there were 38 registered sex offenders living in Medford as of May 02, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Medford is 625 to 1.


Medford, NY ratio of number of residents to the number of sex offenders compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher values mean more residents per sex offender)
Holtsville:

20,182
Farmingville:

7,653
East Patchogue:

7,546
Holbrook:

6,584
Brookhaven:

1,197
Yaphank:

908
Medford:

625
Patchogue:

612
Bellport:

95
Medford, NY ratio of number of residents to the number of sex offenders compared to county and state:
(Note: Higher values mean more residents per sex offender)
Suffolk County:

2,039
New York:

937
Medford:

625



  • Crime: REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION, Location: WAKE COUNTY, Offense date: 1996-12-29, Conviction date: 1997-10-29, Release date: 2002-05-23, Statute: 14-208.7.A, Victim's age: 15, Confinement: 5Y

Address:
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1980-03-02
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: sc r hnd; tat r shld; tat r shld - 1181996; tat rf arm - 6122003; tat abdom - chinese symbols; tat chest - jataya; tat chest - jihad; tat l arm - hated by many; tat lf arm - wyonnia; tat r shld - neva; tat rf arm - wanda; tat ul arm - kadeaja; tat ur arm - loved by few
Race: Black
Registration date: 2011-09-01
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION, Location: PENDER COUNTY, Offense date: 2001-10-12, Conviction date: 2003-04-14, Probation: 6Y, Statute: 14-208.7.A

Address:
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1976-05-21
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'02"
Weight: 240 lbs.
Race: White
Registration date: 2009-03-16
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 10 Year(s) Term: 115 Month(s) State Prison; Offense description: None Reported; charge: RECEIPT AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1983-02-27
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 192 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, left upper; tattoo-chest; tattoo-back
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 94 Month(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Intercourse; Actual,MoreThanOnce Deviate Sexual Intercourse; charge: Non-NYS Felony Sex Offense, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1961-01-04
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Unknown
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 10 Year(s) Term: 6 Month(s) Local Jail; Offense description: Actual,Promoting/Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child; charge: Possessing Sexual Performance By Child <16:Possess/Access To View, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1971-05-24
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blonde
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 1 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Deviate Sexual Intercourse; Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; charge: Sodomy 3: Actor 21 or More Has Deviate Intercourse w/Person Under 17, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1972-07-08
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: scar-abdomen
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 10 Year(s) Term: Time Served Local Jail; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; charge: Course Of Sexual Conduct Against Child 2nd:Two Or More Acts/Child < 11, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1971-09-16
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 247 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 12 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: None Reported; charge: SEXUAL ACT BY COERCION (6 COUNTS) LEWD LASCIVIOUS BATTERY (5 COUNTS), Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1946-05-23
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Gray
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, right; tattoo-arm, left; scar-abdomen
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 1 Year(s) Local Jail; Offense description: Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; charge: Non-NYS Felony Sex Offense, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1964-08-24
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'06"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Unknown
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 10 Year(s) Term: 120 Day(s) Local Jail; Offense description: Actual,Promoting/Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child; charge: Promote A Sexual Performance By A Child Less Than 17 Yrs Of Age, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1994-03-19
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 275 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 5 Year(s) Term: 18 Month(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Promoting/Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child; charge: POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1984-01-27
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'04"
Weight: 250 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 4 Year(s) to 12 Year(s) State Prison Consecutive; Offense description: Attempted,Sexual Intercourse; charge: Attempted Rape-1st Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1967-05-17
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-forearm, right
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 5 Year(s) to 15 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Sodomy:Deviate Intercourse With Other Person Less Than 11, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1969-08-14
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'03"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: scar-hand, right; tattoo-arm, right
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 3 Year(s) to 14 Year(s) State Prison Consecutive; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Sodomy-1st Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1957-04-03
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Bald
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, left; tattoo-arm, right
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 100 Month(s) to 25 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Rape-1st:Forcible Compulsion, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1964-12-29
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Blonde
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 159 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, right upper
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 2 Year(s) to 6 Year(s) State Prison Consecutive; Offense description: Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; charge: Sodomy-2nd Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1937-07-24
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Red
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 237 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, right; tattoo-arm, left
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 364 Day(s) Local Jail; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Intercourse; charge: Sexual Misconduct:Person Has Intercourse With Another Without Consent, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 2000-01-13
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Red
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 10 Year(s) Term: 5 Month(s) Local Jail; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Sexual Abuse 1st:Sexual Contact With Individual Less Than 11Years Old, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1959-09-12
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 296 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: scar-head, nonspecific; scar-ankle, right
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 7 Year(s) to 14 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Kidnapping/Unlawful Imprisonment; charge: Sodomy-1st Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1966-12-06
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 240 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 12 Year(s) to 26 Year(s) State Prison Consecutive; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Intercourse; Actual,MoreThanOnce Deviate Sexual Intercourse; Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; charge: Sodomy:Deviate Intercourse With Other Person Less Than 11, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1979-01-26
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 147 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: scar-arm, left; scar-arm, right
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 7 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Attempted,Sexual Intercourse; charge: Attempted Rape-1st:Forcible Compulsion, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1971-07-14
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 217 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: scar-face, nonspecific; scar-arm, left
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 7 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; charge: Sexual Abuse 1st Degree:Contact By Forcible Compulsion, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1949-04-06
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 13 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: MoreThanOnce Sexual Intercourse; MoreThanOnce Deviate Sexual Intercourse; MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; charge: Rape-1st:Forcible Compulsion, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1972-10-28
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 295 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 30 Month(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Rape 3rd: Victim Less Than 17 Years Old Perpetrator 21 Years Or More, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1990-05-01
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 6'04"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-abdomen
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 3 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; Actual,MoreThanOnce Promoting/Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child; charge: Course Of Sexual Conduct Against A Child- 2nd Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1962-05-27
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 365 Day(s) Local Jail; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Intercourse; charge: Attempted Rape 3rd Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1978-10-18
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, right
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 7 Year(s) to 7 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Attempted Rape-1st Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1989-03-31
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 10 Year(s); Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; charge: Course Of Sexual Conduct Against Child 2nd:Two Or More Acts/Child < 11, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1964-01-28
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Gray
Height: 6'02"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, left; tattoo-arm, right
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 1 Year(s) to 3 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Attempted,Promoting/Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child; charge: Possessing A Sexual Performance By A Child Less Than 16 Years of Age, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1957-12-12
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 137 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 100 Month(s) to 25 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Rape 3rd Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1948-08-03
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, right; tattoo-shoulder, left
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 30 Month(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Intercourse; charge: Sexual Abuse 1st:Person Incapable of Consent-Physically Helpless, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1982-03-05
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 213 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 6 Year(s); Offense description: Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; charge: Sexual Misconduct: Engage In Oral/Anal Sexual Conduct Without Consent, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1934-11-17
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'02"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: scar-chest
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Probation: 10 Year(s); Offense description: Actual,Sexual Intercourse; Actual,Deviate Sexual Intercourse; charge: Rape 3rd: Victim Less Than 17 Years Old Perpetrator 21 Years Or More, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 2
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1964-05-09
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'04"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 100 Month(s) to 25 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: None Reported; charge: Rape-1st Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1958-07-10
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Gray
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 139 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, right
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 1 Day(s) to 8 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Intercourse; Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; Actual,Kidnapping/Unlawful Imprisonment; charge: Rape-1st Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1962-01-13
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'06"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: scar-shoulder, left
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 8 Year(s) to 8 Year(s) State Prison; Offense description: Actual,MoreThanOnce Sexual Contact; charge: Sexual Abuse 1st:Sexual Contact With Individual Less Than 11Years Old, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1968-07-21
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: tattoo-arm, right; tattoo-chest
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: Sentence: Term: 90 Month(s) to 15 Year(s) State Prison Consecutive; Offense description: Actual,Sexual Contact; charge: Rape-1st Degree, Jurisdiction: Suffolk County Police Department - SOR Unit

Address:
Risk level: 3
Zip Code: 11763
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1955-02-27
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 148 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: none reported
Race: Unknown
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY, Offense date: 1993-07-21, Statute: 39-13-504

Address:
Risk level: Violent
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 02-12-1969
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Black
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Race: White
Registration date: 1993-07-22
Based on this official offender page

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