Misty Dawn Baisden, Sex Offender Registration Violation, West Virginia 2025

A convicted sex offender from St. Albans, West Virginia, has been sentenced to time served for violating the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

Misty Dawn Baisden, 48, was given the sentence on no specific date given by United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston. Baisden is required to register as a sex offender due to her conviction for conspiracy to engage in the sex trafficking of a minor in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on October 19, 2017.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Baisden failed to report that she had begun working at a St. Albans business from September 17, 2025 through October 30, 2025. Baisden remains on supervised release as a result of that conviction.

United States Attorney Moore Capito commended the investigative work of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) in a statement announcing the sentencing.

Baisden is a convicted sex offender who is required to register with authorities due to her past conviction. She is also required to keep her information current with the authorities.

SORNA is part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and provides a comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States. The law seeks to strengthen the nationwide network of sex offender registration and notification programs, in part by requiring registered sex offenders to register and keep their registration current in each jurisdiction in which they reside, work, or go to school.

Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan T. Storage prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:26-cr-2.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/kanawha-county-woman-sentenced-violating-federal-sex-offender-registration-and