Registered Sex Offender Convicted Of Abusing Girl, 5, Reports Move In Area

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Dutchess residents regarding the residency of 45-year-old James Jones, who has reported an address change from Church Street to Innis Avenue in Poughkeepsie.

The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Jones a Level 3 threat, which means he is a “high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety.”

According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Jones had sexual contact with his 5-year-old victim in March 1998. He was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse with a minor under the age of 11 in July 2000 and sentenced to a term of between 18 months and three years in state prison. Jones is now under the jurisdiction of the Poughkeepsie City Police Department.

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