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Warren man fails to comply with Megan’s Law requirements

A Warren man deemed a sexually violent predator has been charged with failing to comply with the counseling portion of his Megan’s Law registration requirements.

John Alexander Snyder, 46, 1210 Pennsylvania Ave. W., Apt. 2, was charged by City of Warren police on Tuesday with misdemeanor failure to comply with counseling.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed with District Justice Glenn Carlson, city police received an investigation request from the Pennsylvania State Police Megan’s Law unit on December 13 that alleged that Snyder “was not compliant with counseling requirements.

City police attempted to contact Snyder and “failed to make contact with him.” They then spoke to the investigating caseworker of the Megan’s Law unit and were “advised that the defendant who is deemed a sexually violent predator is required by court order to comply with at least monthly counseling as a part of his Megan’s Law registry.”

Police learned that the state has “not received any notification since early 2016 that (Snyder) was attending counseling and the first warning letter was sent certified mail to (Snyder) in June 2016.

“The defendant continued to not comply with the registration requirements and a second letter was sent certified mail in October 2016.”

City police were provided copies of the letters as well as “the last three registrations (Snyder) completed with the Warren barracks of the state police which (Snyder) is required to read and sign that he understands the Megan’s Law requirements,” the affidavit states.

Snyder was charged in 2008 a total of six charges related to the sexual assault of a minor.

In April 2009, Snyder pled no contest to a count if indecent assault – person less than 13 years of age.

After a hearing in November 2009 and an assessment by the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board, Snyder was deemed a sexually violent predator and sentenced to 12-36 months in state prison.

Under Megan’s Law, as a result of the sexually violent predator designation, Snyder must register with the Pennsylvania State Police for the rest of his life.

Online court records show that a preliminary hearing in the matter has been set for February 15 at 9 a.m.

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