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Registered Sex Offender Charged with having Unlawful Sexual Contact with Two Milford Runaways Released-Friday, April 11, 2008 Bridgeville-On Thursday, state police detectives assigned to the Major Crimes Unit at Troop 4 arrested a 44-year-old Bridgeville man after he allegedly had Unlawful Sexual Contact with two 15-year-old girls from Milford. During their investigation detectives learned the victims were walking along the 18000 block of Oak Road Tuesday afternoon headed towards Seaford when the suspect later identified as Ronald Wright pulled beside the girls in a small red pickup truck and asked if they needed a ride. The victims told Wright they needed to go to Seaford and got into the vehicle. Once inside the truck, Wright told the victims he needed to go to his residence to use the bathroom before taking them to Seaford. When the three arrived at the home, they all exited the truck and went inside the house. According to the victims Wright used the restroom, and then told them that he was ready to take them to Seaford. Wright then had the victims get into his white car that was also at his residence and he proceeded to take them to Seaford. According to both victims once they got to the Roses department store parking lot in Seaford, Wright turned his vehicle around and proceeded to take them back to his house in Bridgeville, without dropping them off. When they arrived at the suspect’s house, they all proceeded inside and he offered the girls a soft-drink. While inside Wright alleged rubbed the girl’s breasts and buttocks and made unwanted sexual advances towards them before taking them to Blades and dropping them off there later that afternoon. During their interview with detectives both victims were able to locate Wright’s residence and identify him as the suspect. As a result of this investigation Wright was formally charged with: Sex Offender Unlawful Sexual Contact with a Child (felony), and two counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact 2nd Degree (felonies). Wright was arraigned and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of $3,500.00 cash bond. Ronald Wright is a registered (Tier 2) moderate risk sex offender stemming from a March 2001 conviction for Rape 4th Degree. He was in compliance with the State Bureau of Identification Sex Offender Registry when the alleged incident occurred.
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