Homeless Sex Offender Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

CONCORD, NH - A homeless sex offender who left Concord two years ago but didn't notify police was sentenced to two years in prison for violating the state's sex offender registry law.

Robert Grant, 60, pled guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire to one count of failing to register as a sex offender.

In July 2013, according to U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice, Grant was interviewed by the Concord Police Department. Grant advised that he was homeless but understood that he was required to register as a sex offender. After several more contacts with the Concord Police, Grant registered as a sex offender in December 2013.

Grant left New Hampshire shortly thereafter, according to Rice, and in December 2015, a grand jury for the District of New Hampshire charged Grant with violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Grant was found in Colorado and was arrested there in January 2016. He was returned to New Hampshire and pleaded guilty to the charge on Feb. 26, 2016.

Grant was also sentenced to five years of supervised release that will begin after he is released from prison, according to a press statement. During the period of supervised release, the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office will monitor Grant’s behavior.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshal and the Concord Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Helen Fitzgibbon.