Waterbury Resident Pleads Guilty to Violating Sex Offender Registration Laws

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ISMAEL SANCHEZ COLON, 44, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

According to court documents and statements made in court, in December 2001, SANCHEZ COLON was convicted in the State of Wisconsin of the felony offense of causing a child between the ages of 13 and 18 to view sexual activity.  He was sentenced to 60 days of incarceration and five years of probation.  He also was ordered to comply with sex offender registration requirements for a period of 15 years after completion of his term of probation.

In March 2009, SANCHEZ COLON advised the State of Wisconsin that he had moved to Puerto Rico.

SANCHEZ COLON began residing in Connecticut in approximately April 2016, based on evidence that he obtained food stamps and Husky healthcare benefits at that time, and did not register as a sex offender in this state, as required by law.  He subsequently began working at a restaurant in Waterbury, and he obtained a Connecticut driver’s license.  Between April 2016 and March 2018, SANCHEZ COLON was registered in Puerto Rico, and he traveled to Puerto Rico to update his registration.  At no time did SANCHEZ COLON advise Wisconsin and Puerto Rico of his Connecticut residence.

SANCHEZ COLON’s non-compliance with sex offender registration requirements in Connecticut was discovered when he used his Waterbury address in the process of renewing his U.S. passport. 

SANCHEZ COLON has been detained since his arrest on April 12, 2018.

Judge Bolden scheduled sentencing for November 29, at which time SANCHEZ COLON faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.

This matter is being investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Deborah R. Slater.