Sunbury man sentenced to 24 months in prison for failing update sex offender registry

Francis Scarcella, The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.
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Apr. 29—WILLIAMSPORT — A Sunbury man will spend 24 months in federal prison after being sentenced for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements.

Xavier Josey, 33, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Matthew Brann in the U.S. Middle District Court, in Williamsport.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Josey was required to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act due to a 2013 conviction in North Carolina but failed to do so upon establishing a residence in Pennsylvania.

The indictment charged that Josey traveled the interstate to Pennsylvania, and established a residence in Sunbury, but failed to register or update his sex offender registration information in Pennsylvania as required by law.

Brann also ordered that Josey be supervised by a probation officer for five years following his release from prison, that he undergo sex offender treatment, and that he comply with all registration requirements of the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.

The charges were the result of an investigation by the United States Marshals Service-Harrisburg office, officials said. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Scalera.