(Anderson, SC). Thirty-nine year old Chad E. Cooper pled guilty today in Anderson General Sessions Court to failure to register as a sex offender, 3rd offense. The Honorable Thomas Hughston, Jr. sentenced Cooper to 5 years suspended to 3 years in prison with 2 years’ probation to follow.
Cooper was placed on the sex offender registry following a kidnapping conviction in 2000. “In order to keep the community informed and as safe as possible, it is critical that sex offenders who have been released from prison register,” said Solicitor Chrissy Adams. “When a sex offender refuses to follow this law we will prosecute.”