Sex offender sentenced for failure to register

SPOKANE — A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to 33 months in prison after failing to register with local law enforcement.

Cecil C. Michel, 64, of Inchelium, was sentenced March 6 by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice, court records show. The sentence includes 33 months for failure to register as a sex offender and 18 months for violation terms of his parole. He was also sentenced to five additional years of parole after release.

Court records show Michel was convicted in 2004 for abusive sexual contact. Under federal law, he is required to register his address with law enforceme...