A local man -- convicted of rape and deemed a "sexually violent offender" in New York --  was indicted this week with failing to register as a sex offender, according to federal court documents.

The case of Patrick Dort started in the Natrona County Sheriff's Office, but the office is no longer actively involved in searching for him because it is a federal matter now, officer Aaron Shatto said Friday afternoon.

If convicted, Patrick Dort faces up to 10 years imprisonment.

The case started in November when a Natrona County Sheriff's deputy received a report that Dort had failed to register in Wyoming, according to a U.S. Marshal's criminal complaint filed with U.S. District Court.

Dort moved to a relative's house in Mills in July, according to the criminal complaint.

A month later, he moved in with a woman in Mills. Dort gave her a name, she researched it and found nothing inappropriate.

Meanwhile, Dort found construction job.

In mid-November, the woman was doing laundry and found a pay stub with Dort's real name. She did more research, found he was a sex offender, and called the sheriff's office, according to the criminal complaint.

The deputy met with Dort who said he did not know he had to register in Wyoming.

The deputy told Dort to report to the sheriff's office to update his personal status, but he failed to do so.

Meanwhile, the deputy received court documents from Tompkins County, N.Y., about Dort's arrest and conviction that resulted in a five-year prison term 15 years ago.

According to New York appellate court records, the now 43-year-old Dort raped a woman and threatened to kill her boyfriend with a baseball bat. He and pleaded guilty in 1999. He received a high risk rating because he didn't accept responsibility for his actions and he had committed an act of sexual misconduct before he was 20.

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice  Services has designated him as a "sexually violent offender," who must be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life.

The sheriff's deputy also found Dort had a warrant out for his arrest in Tompkins County in May 2014 after failing to report as a sex offender. His location was unknown until the investigation began in Natrona County.

Meanwhile, Dort had moved out of the residence he shared with the woman. His employer fired him in December after learning he was a sex offender.

The Wyoming U.S. Attorney has requested he be detained because he is a flight risk and a danger to the community.

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