A Rock Rapids man is headed to the slammer for failing to register as a sex offender. Melvin Geovani Aguilar-Lopez, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of Failure to Update his Registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a), on May 17, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City.
Aguilar-Lopez, a Rock Rapids, Iowa native, was convicted of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree in the Iowa District Court for Lyon County Criminal No. FECR005748 on December 9, 2016. As part of his plea agreement, Aguilar-Lopez admitted that he was required to register and update his registration under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act due to his conviction.
Aguilar-Lopez also admitted that he knew he needed to update his sex offender registration to reflect the fact he had been living in Rock Rapids for approximately 5 months and working in Lyon County for approximately 2 months. However, he failed to do so, prompting the federal charges.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Fletcher and was investigated by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations (Sex Offender Unit) and the United States Marshal’s Service.
Aguilar-Lopez faces a term of imprisonment of between 15 to 21 months, a $250,000 fine, and 5 years of supervised release following any imprisonment. Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared.
Aguilar-Lopez was taken into custody by the United States Marshal after the guilty plea and will remain in custody pending sentencing.
The case file number is 24-CR-04004. Court file information can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
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