Convicted sex offender sought by US marshals

The U.S. Marshals Service in Tucson is looking for a convicted sex offender who is a fugitive.

Convicted sex offender sought by US marshals

Dennis Marklin Foster faces charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Marshals searching for fugitive Tucson sex offender

The U.S. Marshals Service in Tucson is looking for a convicted sex offender who is a fugitive from justice.

Man admits groping girls at Tucson stores

Christian Mercado-Velez, 30, of Tucson will be sentenced to between 3.5 and 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to molesting two young girls in July 2011. He will be sentenced May 13 in Pima County Superior Court.

Ex-bus driver admits to sex with girl, fleeing to Mexico

Moments before the first witness in his trial was to take the stand a former school bus driver admitted he had sex with a 15-year-old girl and fled to Mexico with her.

Sex offender sentenced to prison and probation

A 47-year-old security guard who was caught with child pornography on his computer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and lifetime probation.

Suspect in luring case used to be registered sex offender

A Tucson man who is accused of arranging a sexual tryst with an 11-year-old girl over Facebook used to be a registered sex offender.

Court: Sex offender Facebook ban unconstitutional

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites that can be accessed by children is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Ex-Nogales cop gets 2 months in teen-sex case

A former Nogales police officer who had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has been sentenced to two months in jail and three years’ probation.

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ID unknown of man who visited school

Prison for Tucson restaurant worker who exposed himself to girls

A 24-year-old Tucson fast food worker has been sentenced to three years in prison for exposing himself to two 9-year-old girls on separate occasions last fall.

Tucson police to re-interview sex offenders in search for Isabel

Tucson police investigators will return to areas around the home of Isabel Celis to question residents who may not have been interviewed earlier in the search, an official said Monday.

Sheriff's Dept. releases composite image of man who assaulted 3 girls

The Pima County Sheriff's Department released a composite drawing Monday evening of a man they said broke into a home early in the morning and sexually assaulted three young girls.

Tucson man gets 17 years for Internet child-sex efforts

A 28-year-old man arrested twice within five months for allegedly soliciting sex from children via the Internet was sentenced to 17 years in prison earlier this week, plus lifetime probation.

Tucson restaurant worker admits exposing himself to girl

A 24-year-old fastfood worker is facing up to six months in jail after admitting he exposed himself to a 9-year-old girl last October.

Arizona high school refs to face background checks

PHOENIX — The agency that oversees high school sports in Arizona will begin fingerprinting thousands of referees and umpires and running those officials through an FBI criminal database before they’re allowed to supervise sporting events involving children.

Ex-Tucson youth soccer coach given 1 year for sex with minor

A former youth soccer coach was sentenced Friday to one year in jail and 10 years probation for having a sexual relationship with an underage girl.

Deported sex offender sent to prison in Arizona

TUCSON — A Mexican man who was previously convicted of sex offenses in Wisconsin has been sentenced to almost seven years in prison for illegally re-entering the country.