Ohio Native Gets Slap On The Wrist From Federal Judge For Failing To Register As A Sex Offender

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An Ohio native was given a half year in prison for being a sex offender in the territory, authorities said.

Jeffrey Cole, 57, of Colombus, Ohio, was sentenced Tuesday on a conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said.

U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez sentenced Cole to six months incarceration, three years of supervised release and a Special Assessment of $100.

Gomez also ordered Cole to perform 100 hours of community service. According to court records, Cole was convicted for voyeurism in the State of Ohio in 2009.

He moved to the Virgin Islands in 2018, and failed to register here.

This case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service (USMS).

It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Everard E. Potter.

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John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.