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Former wrestler informed police of sex offender status, but not student status

By "eAdvocate"

2-25-2011 Michigan: Former Central Michigan University wrestler informed area police of his sex offender status before arriving on campus last fall. The 19-year-old Zeeland freshman wrote a full disclosure statement, which was reviewed by admissions, housing and local police, before he arrived on campus, Cheatham said. But he neglected to tell police he was going to attend CMU. He pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act Wednesday. ?___failed to notify the police department or any other law enforcement agency that (he is) a CMU student,? said his attorney, Charles Moses. ?That is a violation of this act.? ___ first registered as a sex offender at 14, when he was convicted in 2006 of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13, according to Michigan?s Public Sex Offender Registry...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 25, 2011 (boomark / email).