District 6

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN
Sex Offender Registry Unit
300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Room 3009, (202) 727-4407

PSA 603

Date: 05/10/2024

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is releasing the following information pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 22-4011, which authorizes MPD to inform the public of the location and other information pertaining to registered sex offenders who live, reside, work, or attend school in the District of Columbia.

The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a sex offense that requires registration with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and community notification by the Metropolitan Police Department. The District of Columbia requires everyone who has been convicted or found guilty by reason of insanity of a "registration offense," as that term is defined in D.C. Official Code § 22-4001(8), to register as a sex offender and provide periodic verification and updates to their records.

If this offender was sentenced to prison for this offense, s/he has already served that portion of the sentence and has been released, although a period of probation, parole, or supervised release may still remain. Unless indicated, S/HE IS NOT WANTED BY THE POLICE AT THIS TIME.  This notification is not intended to create fear, but rather to inform the public in order to permit individuals to take lawful steps for their own safety and that of their children.

Sex offenders have always lived in our communities, but it was not until the passage of D.C.'s sex offender registration law that both law enforcement officials and the community at large began to receive specific information concerning their whereabouts in the community. Abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate, harass, or harm registered sex offenders, their families, or their property will not be tolerated and is subject to prosecution. 

If you would like further information about a sex offender, have information about a wanted sex offender, or believe any information on this bulletin is in error, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department, Sex Offender Registry Unit, at 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001, phone: (202) 727-4407, or e-mail us at sexoffender.registry@dc.gov.
Name: Wortham, Ronald Joseph
Home/Residence Address:
4000 Block of BENNING ROAD NE Washington, DC 20019
Work Address:
Date of Birth: 05/17/1967 Age: 56
Height: 5 ft.5 in. Weight: 165
Eyes: Brown Hair: Bald
Identifying Marks: Dragon on right upper arm
Offense of Conviction: First degree child sexual abuse committed against a child under 12  (List of Crimes)
Date of Conviction: 06/07/1996 Case No.: F6462-95
Place of Conviction: District Of Columbia Class of Offense: A
Age of Victim: 8 Was Victim a Stranger? Yes
Date of Registration: 12/04/2019 Date of Last Verification: 03/19/2024
Wanted? No

There are 1226 registered sex offenders in the community in the District of Columbia.