Broome County Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Gerard Reilly, Jr., age 59, of Kirkwood, New York, was sentenced August 5, 2026, to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison and 5 years supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of New York.

First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Acting United States Marshal Christopher J. Amoia made the announcement.

As part of his prior guilty plea, Reilly admitted that in May 2006 he was convicted in Broome County Court of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and, as a result, was sentenced to five years in state prison. As a result of this conviction, Reilly was required to register as a sex offender under both federal and state law in any state in which he resided after his release from state prison. In April of 2024, Reilly notified authorities in New York that he had relocated to Texas. Shortly thereafter, in August 2024, Reilly relocated from Texas back to New York, where he resided until his arrest in October 2025, the whole time knowingly failing to register as a sex offender in New York as required.

In addition to the term of imprisonment, U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe, also sentenced Reilly to serve a 5-year term of supervised release to begin after Reilly is released from federal prison. Reilly will also be required to continue registering as a sex offender upon his release from incarceration.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarcone stated, "Sex offenders are subject to strict supervision and reporting requirements that keep law enforcement informed of their activities and help protect the community. By failing to register, Mr. Reilly willfully disregarded the conditions of his original sentence and created a public safety risk. Thankfully, our partners at the U.S. Marshals Service identified and apprehended him, and he now faces another term of imprisonment."

Acting U.S. Marshal Amoia stated, "Individuals who are required by law to register as sex offenders must understand that failing to comply with those requirements has serious consequences. The United States Marshals Service will continue to work closely with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to identify, investigate, and apprehend those who disregard the registration obligations. Today's sentence demonstrates that these violations will be taken seriously and that offenders who fail to comply with the law will be held accountable."

The United States Marshals Service investigated the case, which is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian LaRochelle as a part of Project Safe Childhood.

Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.