MONROE TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A sex offender living in Clarion is scheduled to stand for a hearing today for failing to update his Megan’s Law registration as required by law.
Court documents indicate 47-year-old Joshua Victor Sandoval, of Clarion, is scheduled to stand for a preliminary hearing at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, on the following charge:
– Fail to Register with PSP, Felony 2
He is currently lodged in the Clarion County Jail on $10,000.00 monetary bail.
The charge stems from an investigation initiated in late March.
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint, on March 23, Trooper Berggren attempted to contact Joshua Victor Sandoval by both his cell phone number and home phone number listed on his Megan’s Law registry. Trooper Berggren then also contacted his place of employment, and discovered he was terminated from his listed employment on March 12.
Trooper Berggren then reached out to a representative of the Megan’s Law Sexual Offenders Registry and confirmed that Sandoval did not provide an update to his employment within three business days as required by law.
Sandoval was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday, March 29.
According to the Pennsylvania Megan’s Law website, Sandoval was convicted of abduction on June 27, 2011, in Ohio.
His registration in Pennsylvania began on August 5, 2019.
According to the Ohio Megan’s Law website, Sandoval previously resided in Columbus, Ohio, and is currently listed as an absconder.
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