A Chelan County sex offender residing in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center since 2023 now faces federal charges.

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Federal Indictment Filed Aug. 6

Court records show a federal grand jury indicted 30-year-old Bernadino Hamilton of Manson Aug. 6 on six charges of enticement of a minor and one charge of committing a new sex offense as a registered sex offender.

Previous Conviction and Probation Rules

Chelan County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Hamilton after allegedly contacting multiple teen victims through social media in 2021. Under his probation, Hamilton was prohibited from possessing a smartphone. In 2019, a court ruled Hamilton guilty of second-degree child molestation, and he registered as a s

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