Dominic Love Davis, a 52-year-old resident of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced on April 30 to two years and nine months in prison followed by ten years of supervised release for failing to update his registration as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
The sentencing highlights ongoing efforts to enforce federal laws related to sex offender registration and notification. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia improves communities and upholds justice through enforcement of federal laws, according to the official website.
Court documents show that Davis was previously convicted in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Circuit Court on January 7, 2013, for first-degree sexual abuse involving a minor. He was required to register as a sex offender for life but failed to complete his initial registration after being released from incarceration on April 30, 2021. Authorities later found that Davis had been living in Brooklyn without registering there or updating his status when he moved from West Virginia. His failure continued from May 20, 2021 through April 15, 2025.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentence and recognized the work of the United States Marshals Service (USMS), West Virginia State Police, and Kanawha County Probation Office. United States District Judge Irene C. Berger imposed the sentence while Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan T. Storage prosecuted the case.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office operates under the United States Department of Justice and covers prosecution of federal crimes as well as civil cases for the government across twenty-three counties in southern West Virginia according to its official website (source). The office employs thirty-seven attorneys and forty other personnel (source), handling both criminal prosecutions and civil litigation while collecting debts owed to government agencies (source).
SORNA is part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 which sets standards requiring registered sex offenders to keep their information current wherever they live or work within the country.
A copy of this press release is available on the U.S. Attorney’s Office website along with related court documents accessible via PACER by searching Case No. 2:25-cr-72.
