Roy Anthony Baker, Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Illinois 2012

Bloomington Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

Peoria, Ill. – A Bloomington man, convicted of four brutal rapes in Cook County, will spend the next 6 years and 5 months behind bars for failing to register as a sex offender in Illinois.

Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm sentenced Roy Anthony Baker, 51, to a term of 77 months in federal prison for violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Baker was also ordered to remain on federal supervised release for the remainder of his life following completion of his prison sentence.

Baker pled guilty to the offense on May 31, 2012, while on bond in McLean County. Despite his prior convictions, Baker repeatedly failed to register as a sex offender, including while living with a single mother he met on the Internet in Michigan.

According to court documents, Baker was released from the Illinois Department of Corrections in November 2000, after serving two concurrent sentences of 28 years in prison for rapes committed in January and February 1987. Less than three months after his release from prison for two rape convictions in 1983, Baker committed the brutal crimes that earned him a 28-year sentence.

The government argued that Baker’s sentence should exceed the guideline range of 33-41 months, citing the seriousness of his criminal history and the likelihood of continued criminal conduct. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk D. Schoenbein sought and was granted a sentence greater than the guideline range.

The charge against Baker was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Central District of Illinois and the Bloomington Police Department as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Baker’s sentence is a stark reminder of the consequences of failing to register as a sex offender. As part of his life of federal supervised release, Baker will be required to adhere to a strict set of guidelines designed to prevent him from reoffending.

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