Former New Hampshire Resident Sentenced For Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

          CONCORD, N.H. – Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that William Soltan, 34, of Suffolk County, New York, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender as required by the federal Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

          According to documents that were filed and statements made in court, Soltan left New Hampshire sometime after July 2014 for a temporary visit to New York. At the time he left, Soltan was obligated to return to New Hampshire not later than December 30, 2014. Soltan did not return to New Hampshire, did not register in New Hampshire in 2015, and did not register in New York in 2015. Under SORNA, a person who is required to register must register in each jurisdiction where he resides, is employed or is going to school. SORNA gives an individual three days in which to register.

          Soltan, who previously pleaded guilty, was also sentenced to serve five years of supervised release after he is released from prison.

          The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service with the assistance of the Manchester Police Department, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, the New Hampshire State Police, and the Suffolk County, New York, Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Feith.

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