40 Warrants Issued in Second Year of D.C. Sex Offender Enforcement Operation

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, in partnership with the United States Marshals Service, reports a second year of city-wide operations to verify that sex offenders residing in the District remain compliant with the law, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and United States Marshals Service (USMS) Director Gadyaces S. Serralta.

The initiative, originally launched in October of last year, resulted in compliance checks on 883 sex offenders in 2025, with federal agents determining that 25 had failed to register. Nine of those individuals were classified as "Class A" offenders, meaning they had been convicted of extremely serious sexual assaults or had victimized multiple individuals.

Between August and September of this year, federal agents conducted compliance checks on 694 sex offenders. Based on those compliance checks, arrest warrants have been issued for 40 sex offenders for failing to register. 13 of the 40 are "Class A" offenders.

"My job as United States Attorney is to protect this community, especially our children, from repeat offenders who prey on the vulnerable," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "Over two years, we've conducted more than 1,500 compliance checks, including 694 in just the last two months. If you ignore the law, we will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you."

The Supreme Court recognized decades ago that the "risk of recidivism posed by sex offenders is frightening and high." Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84, 103 (2003).

The United States Marshals Service and The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) have been aggressively pursuing non-compliant offenders since August 24, 2025. The offenders are now being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Sex Offense and Domestic Violence and the Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Sections.

The operation identifies the sex offenders in the District who are required to register with CSOSA, uncovers and investigates offenders who are out of compliance, and arrests and aggressively prosecutes absconders.

The operation is a high-priority project. The U.S. Attorney's Office has devoted substantial prosecutorial resources to these two operations; USMS has committed 28 Deputy U.S. Marshals from across the country, and CSOSA has likewise participated fully.

As of November 2, 2026, the Second operation has resulted in the following:

• Obtained 40 Superior Court Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) arrest warrants (34 misdemeanor warrants and 6 felony warrants)
  • 13 of these arrest warrants are for Class A offenders
  • 1 of these arrest warrants is for an offender with 11 prior sex convictions
• Arrested and charged 17 sex offenders for SORA violations (12 on misdemeanor charges and 5 on felony charges)
• One offender was also referred to the Major Crimes Section for prosecution for possible ID Theft charges
• Indicted one sex offender for a felony violation of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)
• Two sex offenders were also charged and convicted of Misdemeanor Failure to Register during the 2025 operation and are now charged again in the 2026 operation with Felony Failure to Register because they continued to be non-compliant (Tre Risper and Karl Gaddy, active Superior Court Cases pending for Felony FTR)