U.S. marshals say that a convicted sex offender has attacked another young person, and they are asking the public to help track him down. Christopher Sanders, 32, is wanted for sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl in the District. Sanders molested the girl while she slept, but stopped and fled the room after another person in the room woke up. A warrant for his arrest was issued on July 8.
Marshals deputies are asking Examiner readers to help find Sanders.
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“We want to get this guy off the streets before he assaults another child,” said Deputy Bryan Gillespy. Sanders should be considered armed and dangerous.
Sanders was convicted in 2003 of attempted second-degree child sexual abuse of a person under 16 years old and was sentenced to a year behind bars, records show.
Sanders’ criminal history dates back to 1997 and includes marijuana possession, unlawful property entry, assault, property destruction, sexual abuse, cocaine distribution and parole violation.
He is 5-foot-8 and 162 pounds with a tattoo of two pistols crossing each other on the left arm.
Sanders has lived in Northeast Washington and has family ties to the area. His last known address was 1200 block of Meigs Place in the Trinidad area of Northeast Washington.
Anyone with information regarding Sanders’ whereabouts is urged to call Gillespy at the U.S. Marshals Service at 301-489-1717 or 800-336-0102.
Since the weekly Most Wanted feature began three years ago, readers of The Washington Examiner have helped police capture 33 fugitives, including convicted murderers, kidnappers, sex offenders and con artists.
The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, run by the U.S. Marshals Service, is composed of 30 federal, state and local agencies from Baltimore to Norfolk. The Unit has captured more than 33,000 wanted fugitives since its creation in 2004.
