For the second time in about a year a Hudson Valley sex offender was arrested for giving police the wrong home address.

On Thursday, East Fishkill police detectives arrested 34-year-old James Durlacher, a registered sex offender, for failing to register or report change of address, a felony.

In August, Durlacher told police he moved from East Fishkill to a home in Newburgh. In reality, Durlacher was staying with a friend in Wappinger, police say.

The 34-year-old was convicted of deviate sexual intercourse and sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy in 2007.

Durlacher was sentenced to 16 months to 4 years in prison. He is registered as a level two sex offender. Level two sex offenders are considered to have a moderate chance of repeating.

He was remanded to the Dutchess County Jail on $50,000 bail or $ 100,000 bond.

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