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ROCKFORD — A former Davis, Ill. resident was sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for failure to register under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). MARK STEPHEN CURTIS, 29, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release.
Curtis pleaded guilty to the charge on Oct. 26, 2015. In the written plea agreement, Curtis admitted that he was a sex offender required to register in Illinois under SORNA. Curtis moved from North Carolina to Davis, Ill. during September 2014, and remained a resident in Davis, Ill. until at least Oct. 19, 2014. Curtis admitted that he did not register as a sex offender as required, despite knowing that he needed to register within three days of moving to a new state.
The sentencing was announced by Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Edward Gilmore, United States Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois.
The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael D. Love.