David P. Hoffman - Repeat Sex Offender - Started as Juvenile Offender - Created 56 victims - He wants out

Hoffman was charged with sex crimes twice as a juvenile and was arrested in 1979 as an adult for allegedly having sexual contact with two teen boys several times. While out on bond on those charges, he was arrested for allegedly molesting a 7-year-old girl during a two-year period.

Hoffman claims that he molested 46 boys ages 2 to 16, and 10 girls ages 4 to 16 from the time Hoffman was 10 to 18 years old, said Angeline Stanislaus, a psychiatrist with the sexually dangerous persons program at Big Muddy Correctional Center.


A McHenry County judge plans to rule Sept. 30 on whether a former Woodstock man convicted of molesting two teen boys and a young girl is still "sexually dangerous."

David P. Hoffman, 48, is asking Judge Sharon Prather to release him for community-based treatment after spending about 29 years in a special prison program for sex offenders at high risk for committing new sex crimes.

But prosecutors and program leaders argued Tuesday that Hoffman had not made enough progress in managing his pedophilia since he was incarcerated in 1980. Program leaders said Hoffman kept pictures of clothed teenaged boys in his Bible that he used for deviant purposes until they were confiscated in May 2008.

Hoffman was charged with sex crimes twice as a juvenile and was arrested in 1979 as an adult for allegedly having sexual contact with two teen boys several times. While out on bond on those charges, he was arrested for allegedly molesting a 7-year-old girl during a two-year period.

Hoffman claims that he molested 46 boys ages 2 to 16, and 10 girls ages 4 to 16 from the time Hoffman was 10 to 18 years old, said Angeline Stanislaus, a psychiatrist with the sexually dangerous persons program at Big Muddy Correctional Center.

Hoffman told program leaders that he believed that he was ready to be released but couldn’t be in a neighborhood with children, Stanislaus said.

Hoffman seems to discuss the molestation honestly but claims some were consensual relationships, said Mark Carich, a psychologist and program supervisor.

"I think he still sees kids as sexual objects," Carich said.

The program, which has about 155 inmates, aims to reduce sexual offenders’ deviancy and teach them to manage their impulses. About 14 percent are released from the program, Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Blackney said.

Despite his long incarceration, and years of treatment, Hoffman still shows a sexual predisposition toward children, psychiatrist Angeline Stanislaus said.

"He doesn't just have a sexual interest in children and keep it to himself," she testified. "He engages in sexual acts with children and commits criminal offenses."

As recently as last year, prison authorities found magazine photographs of children in Hoffman's cell, some hidden within the pages of his Bible.

"He's still engaging in deviant behavior, and he's still focused on children and teens," said psychologist Mark Carich. "He sees kids as objects, sexual objects and minimizes the harm (he's done)."

"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"
.........Sarah Tofte