A Warren County, Kentucky man has been sent to prison for failing to keep his sex offender registration up to date.
Kelly Lamont Mason, 52, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for one count of failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
Mason was required to register by reason of a conviction under state law and knowingly failed to update a registration as required by SORNA.
According to court documents, Mason pleaded guilty to counts of sexual battery by an authority figure in violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-527, in the 20th Judicial District, Judicial Division III, Criminal Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, Case Number 2002-C-1636.
This prior criminal 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.
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.
There is no parole in the federal system, and Mason will serve his 2-year sentence followed by a 5-year term of supervised release.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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