Chicopee Man Charged With Failing To Register As Sex Offender

BOSTON – David Mullins, 47, of Chicopee was charged today in federal court with failure to register as a sex offender.

The indictment alleges that between Dec. 20, 2008 and Aug. 2, 2009, Mullins traveled from Vermont to Massachusetts and failed to update his registration with the sex offender registry.

If convicted, Mullins faces up to 10 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and John Gibbons, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts, made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex J. Grant of Ortiz's Springfield Branch Unit.

The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.