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NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A convicted sex offender was arrested in on Monday for entering a public library and using its computer lab, Natchitoches Police say.

Richard Black, 68, of Natchitoches, was taken into custody for 20 counts of unlawful presence of a sex offender.

Natchitoches Police say Black was asked by library staff to leave the property due to his status as a sex offender. Officers and Investigators were able to determine that he entered the library 20 times over a two-year period.

As a tier three sex offender, Black can not enter or be on public library property or loiter within one thousand feet.

According to police, Black was arrested without incident and was taken to a hospital in Shrevepo

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