There was no change in the number of registered sex offenders living in Winona County in March compared to the previous month, according to the Minnesota Public Registrant Search.
As of March, seven sex offenders were living in the county.
The Registry shows none of these sex offenders are sexual predators.
In Minnesota, people convicted of sex-related crimes are required to register as predatory offenders. The registration period usually lasts 10 years from sentencing, release, or the end of supervision, but in serious cases, such as repeat offenses or first-degree criminal sexual conduct, it can extend to lifetime registration.
Minnesota spends over $100 million annually on its Sex Offense Civil Commitment (SOCC) program, designed to prevent sex offender recidivism, according to a study by the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center.
As of August 2024, there were 18,877 registered sex offenders living in Minnesota. This translates to roughly 331 offenders per 100,000 residents.
Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Minnesota can be found online here.
| Offender | Crime | Crime description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Neal Armagost III | Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree | Robert Armagost has a history of engaging in sexual contact against known adult females. Contact has included penetration. Armagost used force and took advantage of one female’s vulnerable state to gain control. |
| Jason Michael Cieminski | Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree | Jason Cieminski engaged in sexual contact with an unknown adult female. Contact included sexual touching. Cieminski gained access by entering her home without permission and took advantage of her vulnerable state. Cieminski also has a history of window peeping, breaking into homes, and stealing women’s underwear. |
| Melvin Earl Kimp | Criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree, false imprisonment | Melvin Kimp engaged in sexual contact against a known adult female. Contact included touch. Kimp used his established relationship of trust to gain access. Force was used to gain control. Kimp engaged in false imprisonment against a known, adult female. Conduct included holding the victim against her will. Kimp used his relationship of trust to attain access. He used force and violence in an effort to maintain control. |
| Kenneth Maurice Lofton | Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree | In 1993 and 2007 Kenneth Lofton engaged in sexual contact against unknown and known female teens. Contacts included penetration. Lofton accessed one victim by approaching her in a public setting and inviting her to his residence. He used established relationships of trust to attain and exploit unmonitored access with the other victims. Lofton used mood altering substances, attention and affection, and manipulation in order to gain control. |
| Richard Martin Luers | Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree | Richard Luers has a history of kidnapping and engaging in sexual contact with unknown adult females. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Luers gained access to two females by approaching them in public and forcing them to another location and entered another female’s home without permission. Luers used force, weapons, threats, and restraint of females to gain compliance. |
| Amelioleona Jonquese Mitchell | False imprisonment, criminal sexual conduct in the third degree | Amelioleona Mitchell held a known adult female against her will and physically assaulted her. On another occasion, Mitchell engaged in sexual contact with an unknown adult female. Contact included penetration. Mitchell gained access by approaching her in a public setting. Mitchell used force, a weapon, and manipulation to gain compliance. |
| Jerry Lee Moger | Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree | Jerry Moger engaged in repeat incidents of sexual conduct and contact against two separate male children whom he knew. Conduct included exposing and lewd behavior; contact included touch. With each incident Moger used his established relationships of trust to gain and exploit unmonitored access. He used the victims’ confusion and naivety in an effort to maintain control. |
Information in this story was obtained from the Minnesota Public Registrant Search. The source data can be found here.
