Sex offender arrested again

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Sex offender arrested again

By Linda Bock and Winston W. Wiley TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

lbock@telegram.comwwiley@telegram.com



FITCHBURG — Police arrested a twice-convicted Level 3 sex offender who was wearing an electronic monitoring device early Friday evening after receiving a call from a passer-by who became suspicious of the man’s interactions with a 9-year-old girl who was walking home. David. J. Wright Sr., 54, with a last known address of 61 Falulah St., was charged with enticing a child younger than 16 and accosting a child younger than 16. His last known work address is 285 Central St., Fitchburg, according to state records. Lt. Kevin O’Brien said police got a call at 4:45 p.m. Friday from a woman who reported that a man had approached a young pedestrian on River Street and had apparently said something to upset her. The woman, whom police did not identify, saw the alleged interaction between the girl and the suspect and then saw the little girl run away, according to Lt. O’Brien. Lt. O’Brien said the woman went after the little girl to see if she was OK. “The man asked her (the 9-year-old girl) what her name was and where she was going,” said Lt. O’Brien. The woman called 911. “She was pretty sharp,” Lt. O’Brien said. It was dark out, and there were no streetlights on in the area, according to police. “Who would have known what would have happened.” Police Officers Ryan Keenan and James McCall went to the area, and Mr. Wright fled upon their arrival, police said. Lt. Kearns said the officers chased Mr. Wright, caught him on nearby Sheldon Street and arrested him. He was then taken to the police station. “Once he gets here,” Lt. O’Brien said. “His GPS goes off.” Police officials contacted the central administrative office for the Massachusetts Probation Service, and a warrant to hold Mr. Wright on violation of probation was issued. Mr. Wright had been ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device because of a previous offense in Leominster, according to Lt. Kevin O’Brien. Mr. Wright is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow in Fitchburg District Court. Mr. Wright was convicted in 1991 on a charge of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, according to the state’s sex offender registry Web site. He was again convicted in 1993 on another charge of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 and older. The state’s Sex Offender Registry Board has determined that Level 3 sex offenders have a high risk to re-offend.

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