Illegal Alien from Vietnam Convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

TULSA, Okla.- A federal jury convicted Toan Chu for failing to register as a sex offender within Indian Country. Chu, a Vietnamese national, had convictions from 1992 out of Alameda County, California, for Rape by Force in Concert with Another in the Commission of Kidnapping, Forcible Oral Copulation of a Minor in Commission of Kidnapping, and Assault During Sodomy in the Commission of Kidnapping. Federal law required Chu to register as a sex offender for life at any place he resided. Owasso police learned that a 15-year-old girl, not related to Chu, was living at his residence when Chu brought the girl to enroll at school. Chu had not registered at that residence as required.

U.S. Attorney Christopher Nassar says, "Sex offender registration requirements and court-ordered supervision are not optional. When individuals disregard these obligations, they undermine safeguards designed to protect our communities and demonstrate a blatant disregard for the law. Those who violate these requirements must be held accountable. Our office will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure that offenders who fail to comply face the consequences provided by law."

Assistant United States Attorney Michele Hulgaard and Augustus Forster prosecuted the matter. Deputy United States Marshal Breland Speaks, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Owasso Police Department investigated the case.