Joshua D. Kenshalo, Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, Illinois 2015

A former Alton resident has been sentenced to federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender. Joshua D. Kenshalo, 29, received 33 months in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, fined $250, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment.

Kenshalo has been detained since his arraignment on December 16, 2014.

The conviction dates back to June 3, 2002, when Kenshalo was convicted of Criminal Sexual Assault of a Family Member in Madison County.

As a result of that conviction, Kenshalo was required to register as a sex offender under Illinois law and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. On February 26, 2014, Kenshalo was living in a halfway house in Missouri while on probation for Larceny. Because of the 2002 conviction, Kenshalo was also required to register as a sex offender in Missouri.

However, Kenshalo failed to register as a sex offender in Illinois or update his registration information in Illinois from February 27, 2014 until June 10, 2014, when he was arrested. Kenshalo claimed that he did not register because he knew that he had outstanding warrants for his arrest.

The case was investigated by the Alton Police and the United States Marshals Service. The case was assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Angela Scott.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/former-alton-resident-sentenced-failure-register-sex-offender