Failure to Register as a Sex Offender Lands New York Man in Hot Water
Portland, ME – Thomas P. Cortez, a 62-year-old man from College Point, New York and Portland, Maine, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in U.S. District Court.
According to court documents, Cortez was convicted in Maine in 1989 of unlawful sexual contact with a minor under 14 years old. As a result, Cortez is required to register as a sex offender for life.
Cortez was previously registered in New York between 1996 and 2003. However, after moving back to Maine in 2006, he failed to notify authorities of his change in address and subsequently failed to register in New York after moving to College Point in 2015.
Cortez was arrested in New York in December 2015 and told authorities that he had been living in New York for approximately eight months.
Cortez faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the Maine and New York Sex Offender Registries, and the Portland Police Department.
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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