According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a 76 year-old man from Pennsylvania who went on a Royal Caribbean cruise in 2009 in a quest to molest boys has been arrested in Pittsburgh for "unlawful contact with a minor" and "corruption of minors," as well as providing false identification to law enforcement authorities.

As we reported in June 2010, 71 year-old Sherwood Stevenson went into the Liberty of the Seas water zone on the Liberty of the Seas and fondled a 6-year-old boy in December 2009. He attempted to fondle a second child in an adjoining Jacuzzi. Sexual Predator Abuses 6 Year Old Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas.

In November 2011, a judge sentenced Stevenson to nearly four years and nine months in federal prison,15 years’ probation. Stevenson was required to pay a $10,000 fine and register as a sex offender.

Stevenson was released from jail in December 2014.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported yesterday that Stevenson tried offering candy to a student on a school field trip to a science center. A Pittsburgh teacher noticed Stevenson walking behind his school group. When the teacher approached Stevenson, he pointed to a 12-year-old boy and told the teacher, “I’m his grandfather, Woody.” Stevenson had asked the boy if he wanted candy and, “Do you want to go to the movies with me sometime?”

Stevenson spent almost 2 years in jail before his sentence on the cruise ship molestation case, so he subsequently served only approximately 3 years of his sentence in jail. His jail sentence seems short, especially considering that he is a repeat offender. This monster needs to be locked up for life. 

Parents should be aware that child predators are potentially everywhere, from schools trips to cruises. 

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