Rochester Man Sentenced for Sex Offender Crimes
ROCHESTER, N.Y.– James ‘Willie’ Kimble, 80, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced to 33 months in prison and five years of supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Kimble, a Level III sex offender, was convicted in connection with a rape involving a 17-year-old Rochester girl in 1981. He was also previously convicted of attempted rape for a case involving a six-year-old Rochester girl, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring.
The case against Kimble was the culmination of an investigation on the part of the United States Marshals Service under the direction of Marshal Charles Salina and the Rochester Police Department under the direction of Chief James Sheppard.
In 2009, Kimble became the primary suspect in an unsolved, 1972 rape and murder case involving a blind Rochester woman. Shortly after being contacted by Rochester homicide detectives, the defendant disappeared and was eventually located by the United States Marshal Service almost a year later living in Sarasota, Florida.
Kimble was returned to New York to stand trial for the murder and was acquitted by a Monroe County jury in March of 2011. He was taken into Federal custody thereafter and has remained in prison.
The sentencing marks a significant blow to Kimble’s attempt to evade justice. ‘The sentence imposed by the court reflects the seriousness of Mr. Kimble’s offense and the need to protect the community,’ said U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. in a statement.
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