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Pa. Sex Offender Sentenced to 3 Years for Violating Supervised Release
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Pa. Sex Offender Sentenced to 3 Years for Violating Supervised Release

A Clinton, Pa., resident has been sentenced to three years in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release, a federal court ruled.

Sherwood Stevenson, 76, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Gustave Diamond for violating the terms of his supervised release, U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Stevenson’s term of supervised release was revoked and he was sentenced to three years imprisonment to be followed by a 15-year term of supervised release.

According to information presented to the court, Stevenson pretended to be the grandfather of a 12-year-old boy during a field trip at the Carnegie Science Center. He offered candy to the boy and asked him if he wanted to go to the movies sometime. When it was learned that Stevenson was not the boy’s grandfather, the Pittsburgh Police were called. Stevenson provided a false name, date of birth, and Social Security number to the Pittsburgh Police.

Once detained, the Pittsburgh Police learned his true identity and discovered that he was a registered sex offender. In addition, Stevenson failed to update his Pennsylvania Megan’s Law registration as required when released from prison on Dec. 5, 2014. He also failed to report for mental health treatment on each occasion when it was scheduled in January and February, 2015.

Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Diamond stated that the protection of society was paramount in his decision to sentence Stevenson to the maximum statutory period of imprisonment of three years.

Assistant United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman prosecuted this case on behalf of the government. U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Stevenson.