Sex offender accused in Seattle rape less than a week after judge frees him

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17. something about failure to register as sex offender, here is another article with more details

there is more info at the link including what happened to the latest rape victim


<Lewis had been convicted of two rapes and had served 10 years in prison before he was released in 2003, according to court documents. He was labeled a Level III sex offender, indicating he was considered a high risk to reoffend.

Last year, Lewis stopped making his required weekly check-ins with the King County Sheriff's Office.

As a result, he was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and was summoned to court on March 14. Prosecutors asked for a $30,000 bail, saying that his failure to register demonstrated an unwillingness to comply with court orders and posed a threat to the community, the charging documents say.

Lewis, however, said that he'd lived in the area for 48 years and was receiving mental-health treatment. In addition, court records show it was the first time he had been charged with failing to register, a felony punishable by up to one year in jail.>

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/03/30/2944572/charge-freed-king-co-sex-offender.html#storylink=cpy