Date: 04-30-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Xavier Josey

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Judge: Matthew W. Brann

Court: The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Scranton

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Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failing To Comply With Sex Offender Registration Requirements

Sunbury Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Failing To Comply With Sex Offender Registration Requirements

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Xavier Josey, age 33, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison on the charge of failing to comply with sex-offender registration requirements.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Josey was required to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act due to a 2013 conviction for indecent liberties with a child in North Carolina, but failed to do so upon establishing a residence in Pennsylvania. The indictment charged that Josey traveled interstate to Pennsylvania, established a residence in Sunbury, but failed to register or update his sex offender registration information in Pennsylvania as required by the law.

In addition to the prison term, United States District Court Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann also ordered that Josey be supervised by a probation officer for five years following his release from prison, that he undergo sex-offender treatment, and that he comply with all registration requirements of the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.

The charges were the result of an investigation by the United States Marshals Service – Harrisburg office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Scalera.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 24 months in prison and also ordered that Josey be supervised by a probation officer for five years following his release from prison, that he undergo sex-offender treatment, and that he comply with all registration requirements of the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.

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