Mass. Sex Offender Gets 18 Months in Prison

CONCORD, NH — A former Granite Stater was sent to prison to 18 months last week for failing to register as a sex offender, according to the U.S. District Court. Beau Shields, 30, of South Barre, MA, pleaded guilty in October 2016, and was sentenced on April 14, 2017.

“Shields moved from New Hampshire to Massachusetts some time before April 2016 and did not register in Massachusetts and did not advise New Hampshire authorities that he was living in Massachusetts,” according to Acting-U.S. Attorney John J. Farley. “SORNA mandates that a person who is required to register must register in each jurisdiction where he resides, is employed or is going to school. SORNA gives an individual three days in which to register.”

Shields was also given five years of required supervision after he finishes his jail time.

Back in 2009, Shields was convicted of two counts of felonious sexual assault in Hillsborough County for sexually assaulting a victim under 16 but over 13. He was previously a New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week in 2011, after failing to register in Merrimack in March 2011. Shields has a lengthy criminal record including bail jumping, simple assault, disobeying a police officer, theft by unauthorized taking, criminal trespass, and driving after suspension.