Peterborough Man Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

          CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - William Townley, 56, of Peterborough, New Hampshire, appeared in United States District Court today and entered a guilty plea to one count of failure to register as a sex offender in violation of federal law, announced Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.

          Townley was convicted of felonious sexual assault on a victim under thirteen in 1996 and is required to register for life under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. In January, 2014, Townley left New Hampshire and traveled to New Jersey and Indiana.  He remained in Indiana from March, 2014 through September, 2014 and knowingly failed to register as a sex offender in Indiana or any other state and knowingly failed to update his registration in New Hampshire.  Townley faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and criminal fines of up to $250,000.  Sentencing is presently scheduled for December 22, 2015.

          This case was investigated by the Peterborough Police Department and the United States Marshals Service.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Georgiana Konesky.