Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register in RI

Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register in RI

A  sex offender pleaded guilty to failing to register in Rhode Island, announced U.S. Attorney Aaron Weisman on Wednesday.

Milton Ordenana, 49, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

Ordenana failed to register as a sex offender in Rhode Island, having moved more than five months ago to Warwick from New York, where he is a convicted and registered sex offender.

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He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell, Jr., on February 13, 2020.

The Case

According to information presented to the court, on June 5, 2019, Ordenana was arrested by the Warwick Police Department for reckless driving.

During the standard process of conducting a criminal background check, Warwick Police determined that Ordenana was a registered sex offender in New York, having been convicted and sentenced to 42 months in state prison for first-degree sexual assault. 

Warwick Police and the United States Marshals Service determined that Ordenana, who moved with his family to Warwick in or about June 1, 2019, failed to register in Warwick as a sex offender, as required by SORNA.

Possible Penalty

According to the U.S. Attorney, failure to register as a sex offender is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, and a fine of $250.000.