Crime & Safety
Franklin Sex Offender Failed To Register For 8 Years: Police
Franklin Police believe a convicted sex offender had been living in Franklin without registering for nearly a decade.
FRANKLIN, TN — A convicted sex offender had been living in Franklin for nearly a decade without registering as required by state law, according to Franklin Police.
Vittorio Villella, 52, was convicted in a child-sex case in Madison County, Ala., in 2009 and is believed to have been living in Williamson County without ever registering as a sex offender. For more local crime coverage and breaking alerts about news that affects you, click here to subscribe to the Franklin Patch, or find your local Middle Tennessee Patch here.
Franklin Police, working with federal investigators, arrested Villella February 17, charging him with violation of the sex offender registry law. He is free on a $40,000 bond.
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