A Rockingham grand jury indicted a 43-year-old convicted sex offender Monday after police say he showed up at a local high school last month.
The grand jury indicted Broadway resident Robert Breighner on a felony entering school property after being convicted of a violent sexual act.
Breighner, who was convicted in Rockingham County Circuit Court on an aggravated sexual battery charge in 1993, is registered with the Virginia State Police as a violent sex offender.
Prosecutors say this is the first case in Rockingham County to be prosecuted since a new law banning violent sex offenders from schools went into effect last year.
"It's a fairly new law that clearly states that violent sex offenders are not to be on school property," said Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Clark Ritchie. "The reason for the statute is pretty clear: to protect children. We're going to have a zero-tolerance policy."
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