SEQUIM — A 50-year-old convicted sex offender who was wanted by Port Angeles police for failing to obey a court order was arrested by Sequim police and the state Department of Corrections on Tuesday.
Philip C. Shelly was booked into the Clallam County jail for investigation of failing to register as a sex offender.
Port Angeles police received a tip in July that Shelly, who was convicted of first-degree child rape in 1998 in Clallam County Superior Court, was living at a Port Angeles residence.
Shelly registered himself as homeless with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office in May 2010, which required him to register with temporary residences on a weekly check-in sheet.
According to court documents, Shelly stayed at a residence on the 700 block of West Fifth Street in Port Angeles for 26 nights last spring without notifying the Sheriff’s Office.
State law requires sex offenders to register their current address with the county Sheriff’s Office within 72 hours.
Port Angeles Police Detective Jason Viada said Shelly is listed as a Level 2 sex offender, which means he is a moderate risk to re-offend.
“There are currently 55 sex and kidnapping offenders registered within the city of Port Angeles,” Viada said.
“The Port Angeles Police Department monitors the accuracy of those registrations by going to the homes and speaking with the sex offenders there.”
Clallam County Superior Court Judge S. Brooke Taylor issued a bench warrant for Shelly on Friday.
Shelly was served with the warrant and arrested in Sequim.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-417-3537 or at rob.ollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
