Big Pine Key Sex Offender Arrested

A convicted sex offender living in Big Pine Key will be the first person in South Florida federally prosecuted on charges of failing to register with authorities. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami filed a criminal complaint Monday against Richard Maurice Dumont, 55.

Dumont was convicted in February 2004 of second-degree child molestation for sneaking into a 12-year-old girl's bedroom and fondling her, according to charging documents. The incident happened in Woonsocket, R.I. A judge sentenced Dumont to eight years of probation, requiring him to register as a sex offender and inform his probation officer of any address changes.

Dumont wrote to his probation officer in March saying he had moved to Florida. Authorities determined that Dumont hadn't registered as a sex offender in Florida, which investigators said is required within 48 hours of moving to the state. U.S. Marshals arrested Dumont at a trailer park in Big Pine Key on May 16. He was charged with knowingly failing to register as a sex offender.

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