Sex offender accused of failing to report residence
A convicted sex offender accused of failing to register his Butler address appeared in court Monday to answer to a felony violation of Megan’s Law.
In 2007, William Leroy Horne, 37, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and was sentenced to 24 to 48 months in prison followed by 6 years of probation.
He also was required to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law, meaning that his residence and job must be up to date with the state police and any changes, such as getting a new job or enrolling in school, must be reported within 48 hours.
Police accuse Horne of violating Megan’s Law when, on Sept. 17, a parole agent reported Horne wasn’t living at the West New Castle Street address he had provided to authorities as his residence.
The people who did live there were his family members, and told the parole agent Horne didn’t live there and gave the agent a different address where Horne was residing.
The next day the agent went to the other address on Old Plank Road, where he found Horne’s name on the mailbox and Horne himself.
Horne is being held in Butler County Prison and has another court appearance later this month.
This isn’t Horne’s first registration violation. In 2014, he was charged with failing to register with state police and ultimately pleaded guilty to a lesser crime of obstructing the administration of law and other government functions.
