Pikeville, KY (WMDJ) — A Magoffin County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender.
Court records show 41-year-old Phillip Harmon of Salyersville was indicted Thursday. Harmon previously pleaded guilty to rape in Scioto County, Ohio, in 2008 and served a 10-year prison sentence. Federal prosecutors now accuse him of failing to register as required for the past four years.
If convicted, Harmon could face up to 10 years in federal prison. He is currently being held at the Lorain Correctional Institution in Grafton, Ohio. A judge has ordered him to be brought to Pikeville for arraignment on November 19.






