Leon Baldomero Villarreal

A sex offender who was out of jail for less than two weeks before being arrested is now back in prison after failing to register as a predatory offender.

Leon Baldomero Villarreal, 22, of Worthington, was released from incarceration Oct. 13 after serving time for third-degree criminal sexual conduct for having sexual contact with a 13-yearold girl. Upon his release, he provided an address for a residence where he would live. He met with a probation agent a few days later and was given instruction about keeping an address on file. He was told if he changed his address, he had to register the new one immediately.

On Oct. 17, the agent went to the address provided by Villarreal and was told by the occupant Villarreal did not live there. A warrant for his arrest was issued, and he was picked up by authorities Oct. 24.

During a recent revocation hearing, Villarreal was sentenced to 48 months at a state correctional facility after admitting he had violated the terms and conditions of his supervision by failing to register.

He will serve two-thirds of the time in prison and the remainder on supervised release, providing he abides by the rules of the institution and has no infractions.

Villarreal was originally charged in June with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct against a girl who had been reported as a runaway. He pleaded guilty to one count in July and was sentenced in August.