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« Update: Police ID driver killed in Lincoln collision | Today | Fall River man, wanted for May murder, is arrested » June 5, 2007R.I. sex offender accused under Adam Walsh actA Rhode Island man, convicted three years ago of second-degree child molestation, has been accused by U.S. marshals in Florida for not registering there as a sex offender. As a result, Richard Maurice Dumont, 55, becomes the first person charged in the Southern District of Florida under the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act, which went into effect last July. Part of that law makes it a federal offense for a sex offender who is required to register with state authorities to fail to do so after moving to another state. The federal law was named for Adam Walsh on the 25th year since the boy was abducted. His father, John Walsh, hosts America's Most Wanted. Dumont is charged with interstate failure to register as a sex offender, according to a news release today from U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente's office in Providence.
Dumont pleaded no contest in Providence County Superior Court in February 2004 and was given a four-year suspended sentence with four years of probation. Dumont was required to register as a sex offender in Rhode Island and to notify law enforcement of any change in address. He registered a Woonsocket address initially, according to the news release. In early 2007, Dumont left Rhode Island. A warrant was issued last month for his arrest as a probation violator. U.S. Marshals in Florida arrested Dumont at his camper-trailer in Big Pine Key, Fla., in May. Yesterday, R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announced a complaint had been filed against Dumont, who has established a permanent residence in Florida, the release states. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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