Mineral County woman admits to failing to register as a sex offender

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Keyser, West Virginia woman was convicted today of failing to register as a sex offender, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Bobbi Jo Starry, age 51, pled guilty to one count of “Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.” Starry, having been convicted of third degree sexual assault in the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, admitted to traveling interstate commerce and failing to register and update her registration as a sex offender from January to May 2017.

Starry faces up to 10 years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Z. Krasinski prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The United States Marshals Service investigated. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.