Sex Offender Sentenced to Prison for Failing to Register

ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 22 months in jail on his conviction of failure to register under SORNA, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on James Foster Wilcox, 28.

According to information presented to the court, Wilcox knowingly failed to update his registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the United States Marshal’s Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Wilcox.