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June 5, 2007

R.I. sex offender charged for failing to register in Fla.

BIG PINE KEY, Fla. -- Prosecutors in Florida say a man who recently moved to the Florida Keys from Rhode Island is the first in that area to be charged with a federal crime for not registering as a sex offender immediately after he moved.

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act took effect last year. Under the law, sex offenders and predators who fail to report within 48 hours to authorities whenever they move could face federal charges.

Authorities say Richard Maurice Dumont moved there from Rhode Island. According to prosecutors, he wrote his probation officer in March to say he had moved to Florida, but hadn't registered as a sex offender.

Dumont was convicted in 2004 of fondling a 12-year-old girl and sentenced to eight years' probation.

He's now charged with knowingly failing to register as a sex offender.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Jack Perry  at 10:30 AM | Permalink

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