sex offender

In 2016 the Yakima County Sheriff's Office was monitoring 894 offenders Today that number has grown to 940

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say Seattle police arrested 139 men in a weeklong prostitution sting. Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes says he's reviewing the cases for charges of sexual exploitation, a misdemeanor. The sting operation occurred June 24 to July 1 at a storefront on Aurora Avenue North...

SPOKANE (AP) — A Washington man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for molesting a child under the age of 12. The Spokesman-Review reports 41-year-old David Afterbuffalo pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a child...

LONGVIEW (AP) — A Washington state man convicted of molesting a 4-year-old girl has been sentenced to life in prison. The Daily News reports that Ronald Cook was sentenced Tuesday after he was found guilty of molesting the child while still on probation following his previous release from prison...

POCATELLO (AP) — An Idaho man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender after he moved to Washington state. The Idaho State Journal reports that 39-year-old Corry Blackmoon Bischoff, formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, was convicted of rape in Madison County in 1997...

SPOKANE (AP) — A former volunteer with the Boy Scouts who admitted to creating child pornography videos has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The Spokesman-Review reports that Steven Harris, of Spokane, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to attempted production of child pornography...