Missing Shorewood Sex Offender Kathleen F. Murphy Now In Jail

SHOREWOOD, IL - A 57-year-old convicted sex offender who maintained that she was residing in the village of Shorewood but could not be located in recent weeks is now in the Will County Adult Detention Facility. Kathleen F. Murphy was booked into Will County shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. She was located in Hickory Hills. Murphy has been charged with one felony count of violating the state's sex offender registry. Her bond has been set at $50,000, meaning she must come up with $5,000 to free herself from jail while her case is pending at the Will County Courthouse.

The Shorewood Police Department filed a criminal complaint against Murphy in Will County Circuit Court on September 6 in connection with allegations that the village resident did not register her current address with authorities as part of her mandatory compliance with the sex offender registry. A warrant for her arrest was then issued. Murphy had maintained that she was living on Oak Drive, according to Shorewood police officials. Police told Patch on Friday that Murphy listed the address as her permanent place of residence without permission of the people living there.

The state registry reflects that Murphy was 49 at the time of her crime and her victim was 14. Her offense happened in Cook County, and she previously has lived in Hickory Hills. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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Shorewood Woman Fails To Register As Sex Offender: Complaint