Nathaniel Chambers - Fepeat Sex Offender - Habitual Criminal

Although required to by law, convicted child sex offender Nathaniel Chambers just cannot seem to remember to register with local police.

For the fourth time since his conviction 13 years ago, Chambers is charged with moving into a community and failing to notify the local police - something that is required to be done within three days per the Child Sex Offender Registration Act.

Chambers, 38, of Harvey was arrested by Downers Grove police June 30 in the area of Main and 63rd streets when he was spotted by an off-duty officer who recognized the convicted sex offender, according to Deputy Chief Jim Black.

At the time, his address was listed as 147 S. Lake St. But according to Harvey spokeswoman Sandra Alvarez, the address is not valid. In fact, Lake Street is not even a street within the city.

But authorities say that's a moot point now, as Chambers remains held in the DuPage County on $150,000 bond.

Chambers was sentenced to three years in prison in 1997 for convictions in Will County of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child. According to the Illinois State Police's online sex offender registry database, Chambers was 25 at the time of the crime and his victim 16.

He had been paroled for two years when he was first charged in Naperville for failure to register, according to DuPage County Circuit Court records.

While on conditional discharge for that crime, he committed the same offense less than a year later again in Naperville. That time, Chambers was sentenced to two years in prison.

His third conviction came last year in Kane County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman Januari Smith. After serving a year in prison, Chambers was paroled in June, Smith said - just weeks before his arrest in Downers Grove.

Police say they do not know what Chambers was doing in the village at the time of his arrest.

"He failed to register in Harvey," Black said. "He was out and about in DuPage County in Downers Grove and we were able to get charges on him based on that."

Chambers is scheduled to appear in court today for arraignment on the new indictment.