Warren County Man Locks Up for 2 Years Over Sex Offender Registration Snafu

A Warren County, Kentucky man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for failing to update his sex offender registration, a serious violation of the law.

Kelly Lamont Mason, 52, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was sentenced to 2 years in prison, followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for one count of failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

Mason was required to register as a sex offender due to a 2003 conviction for sexual battery by an authority figure in Davidson County, Tennessee. This conviction carries a lifetime registration requirement under SORNA, which Mason was both aware of and previously affirmed his knowledge of by signed document.

In the summer of 2023, Mason moved to Warren County, Kentucky, where he knowingly failed to update his SORNA registration. This move was a blatant disregard for the law and a serious threat to public safety.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Nicholas Rabold, of the U.S. Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

Mason’s sentence sends a clear message that failing to register as a sex offender will not be tolerated in this country. The public has a right to know when someone who has committed a serious crime is living in their community.

The case serves as a reminder of the importance of sex offender registration and the need for strict enforcement of these laws. The public should be aware of the risks posed by individuals like Mason, who have a history of violent behavior and a disregard for the law.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky and the United States Marshal’s Service are committed to protecting the public and keeping our communities safe from individuals like Mason.

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