Bruce Paul Ward - Repeat Sex Offender

"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"
.........Sarah Tofte

A Lower Allen Twp. man who already is a registered sex offender was convicted by a Cumberland County jury this afternoon of possessing child pornography and other obscene material.

First Assistant District Attorney Jaime Keating said Bruce Paul Ward, 33, probably will be sentenced to 25 years in state prison because he has a prior child porn conviction in federal court.

The jury deliberated less than three hours before convicting Ward of two counts of possessing child porn and 45 charges of possessing other types of sexually obscene material.

Ward remains free on bail after President Judge Edgar B. Bayley refused a request by Keating to hold Ward in prison pending sentencing.

13% of all new sex crimes is committed by someone
who is already on the sex offender registry
..........Sarah Tofte, Human Rights Watch