Alton sex offender gets 10 years for failing to register, continuing to reoffend

CONCORD - An Alton man was sentenced Monday today for violating his sex offender registration requirements.

Chad Amodio, 52, of Alton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty to 120 months in federal prison and 20 years of supervised release. In November Amodio pleaded guilty to three counts of failure to register his online identifiers.

"Sex offenders are legally required to register their online identifiers so law enforcement can monitor and prevent predatory behavior," said Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack. "The defendant willfully ignored that requirement, undermining a critical safeguard designed to protect children. Today's sentencing sends a clear message: law enforcement in the Granite State will hold sex offenders accountable when they attempt to evade oversight and will continue to prioritize the safety of our communities, especially our children."

The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNA") requires individuals convicted of certain sex offenses to report their internet or online identifiers, which includes screen names and user profiles on social media accounts. Amodio is required to register as a sex offender under SORNA due to his 2014 conviction in the District of Maine. Despite knowing this requirement, between December 2023 and January 2024, Amodio was using the screen name "CookieMunchin" in an internet chat room for teenagers and did not report the profile as required.

Within the chat room, Amodio began communicating with a purported 13-year-old girl. Amodio exchanged hundreds of sexual messages with the purported minor and requested photographs of the purported minor and suggested that they meet in person, even offering to pick her up from school so they could engage in illegal sexual activity. After identifying Amodio, authorities discovered two other online identifiers that Amodio had failed to report.